Listed Building: HOLLY HOUSE (1334986)

House, now divided into two. Late Cl7, refronted and raised in early C18 with later alterations. Coursed, squared gritstone with ashlar facade, gritstone dressings and quoins to rear, plinth, wide plain bands between storeys, plain quoined corner pilasters, moulded eaves cornice, projecting over pilasters and plain parapets. Steeply pitched plain tile roof with stone ridge, stone gable end stacks, and stone coped gables with moulded kneelers. Three storeys, five bays to front, three bays to rear with single storey projecting wing to west. Central moulded doorcase with segmental pediment on tall brackets and panelled door with plain overlight. To east side, a pair of windows, with glazing bar sash in raised, shouldered, surround to east and a blocked 2-light square sectioned mullion window with similar surround to west. Similar windows in same arrangement to west side. Beyond, to west, two 2-light square sectioned mullioned windows to projecting wing, one now blocked. Above, to main facade, four similar windows to those below in same arrangement, plus central blocked 2-light mullion window. Above again, similar, but shallower, windows in same arrangement. Rear elevation has central flush doorcase with raised fillet to edge and plain entablature. To either side, C17 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows, that to west with western light blocked. Above, plain band and similar windows to those below. Between them a tall C18 flush mullion and transom stair window. Above again, another plain band and three 2-light C18 flush mullion windows. Interior has a good quality early C18 open welled winder staircase in oak with turned, knopped, balusters and moulded handrail and an early C18 panelled cupboard and pitch pine dado rail to ground floor rooms.