Description

In the entry for: TOWN OF CLAY CROSS 2/19 ASHOVER ROAD (North Side) Woodthorpe Hall The address shall be amended to read:

TOWN OF CLAY CROSS ASHOVER ROAD (North Side) Woodthorpe Hall and Woodthorpe Hall Cottage

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SK 36 SE TOWN OF CLAY CROSS ASHOVER ROAD 2/19 (North Side) Woodthorpe Hall II

House, Early C17, possibly with medieval core, C18 and C19 additions to rear and C19 and C20 alterations. Coursed sandstone rubble with large quoins. Stone slate and slate roofs with stone ridges. Stone gable end stacks and two large external quoined stone stacks to west. Moulded stone copings with ridge finials and plain kneelers. Two storeys, plus attics to gabled western crosswing. L-plan, three bays. South elevation: moulded doorcase with C20 door under plain fanlight. Adjoining to west, 6-light recessed and ovolo moulded mullion and transom window. To east, two 3-light recessed and ovolo moulded mullion and transom windows. Door and windows all linked by continuous moulded dripmould with returned stops. Beyond, to east, 4-light C20 casement window. Above, to west, similar 6-light window to that below. To east, single 3-light recessed and ovolo moulded mullion and transom window. Beyond, to east, 3-light C20 casement. In western gable, 3-light recessed and ovolo moulded mullion window with Tudor dripmould over. Western elevation has one 2-light and one 3-light recessed and ovolo moulded mullion and transom window below with two similar windows over. To rear of hall, C18 addition with blocked flush doorcase and two 2-light flush mullion windows above and below. C19 extension beyond with C20 windows. East facade of this extension, all C19 and C20. Interior to gabled western bay apparently has massive cruck beams, not seen. C17 panelling to ground floor, partly re-used. C17 fireplaces. Inserted fine carved stone fireplace, early C17, in dining room, reputedly from Haddon Hall.

Listing NGR: SK3831864941

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