Description

PARISH OF CASTLETON CASTLETON ROAD
(north side)
7/31
Loosehill Hall

The words "House, now Study Centre" should be added to the descriptive notes.

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PARISH OF CASTLETON CASTLETON ROAD
SK 18 SE
7/31 (North Side)
Loosehill Hall
GV II
House, 1882. Coursed squared limestone with gritstone dressings. Welsh slate
roof with moulded stone coped gables with plain kneelers and finials. Stone ridge
and eaves stacks. Tudor style. Two storeys, asymmetrical plan and elevations.
East front with projecting gabled bay to left with canted bay window and 3-light
window above, each with mullions and a transom and arched lights, Round headed
window above of 2-lights with Perp style tracery and hoodmould. First and
second floor string bands. Bay to the right well set back with large 5-light
Perp style staircase window with transom and leaded lights to first floor.
Projecting single storey polygonal porch with flat roof and arcaded parapet.
Moulded Tudor arched doorway with label moulding with, stops. Diagonal buttresses.
Corbelled out chimney stack to left with shield dated 1882. Further three bays
set back to right; the first two with single light transomed windows to each
floor, the third bay gabled with 2-light mullioned and transomed windows to each
floor and smaller one to attic. South elevation has projecting gabled bay to left and
gabled bay window to right. 1, 2, 3 and 5-light mullioned and transomed windows.
Mid-C20 additions attached to west. Interior with good contemporary staircase.

Listing NGR: SK1534583829

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Losehill Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26619194

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2