NORTHORPE HALL

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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NORTHORPE HALL, MONSON ROAD

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SK 89 SE NORTHORPE MONSON ROAD

5/39 Northorpe Hall 25.10.51 II

Small country house. 1875, by G. H. Goldsmith of Manchester, a late example of Norman revival style. Ashlar, coursed limestone rubble, yellow brick, slate roofs and ashlar stacks. The entrance front is an ashlar block of 2 storeys and 6 bays with roll moulded base, decorative corbelled eaves, crow stepped gables, moulded kneelers and ball finials. The left hand bay is set back to form a battered entrance bay under a separate gabled block. The half glazed double doors are reached up 3 steps and are set in a semi-circular surround of one order with circular nook shafts, scalloped capitals and an arch with an outer order of zigzag moulding and billetted hood mould. Above the doorway is a balcony on stone brackets with a front pierced with stars and having a zigzag base. A 2 light casement window with transom opens onto the balcony, it is set in a moulded recess with a decorated corbel top. In the gable over is a shield set in a scrolled surround. To the left of the entrance bay is a full height stair light consisting of 3 round headed lights divided vertically by moulded mullions and horizontally by a series of stepped panels containing plain shields and scrolls. To the right is a ground floor 2 ight casement with beyond a projecting rectangular bay with castellated top, a door and a further 2 light casement. To the first floor under stone stepped gablettes are 2 two light casements and beyond 2 further smaller casements. In the gablettes are mock arrow loops. Beyond is a 3 storey service block in yellow brick. The interior has a corridor ceiling with a pattern of squares and bosses and an arcaded stair hall.

Listing NGR: SK8967896891

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National Grid Reference: SK 89678 96891

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