Listed Building record MDR1829 - Manor House (The Old Hall), Towngate, Little Hucklow

Manor House (The Old Hall), Towngate, Little Hucklow, built in 1661. 'The Old Hall. Grade 2* listed. Only a part of the house survives. The datestone of 1661 with the initials A.P. refers to a refashioning of an obviously older house. Plastered stone walling with stone slated roof and stone and stone stacks, one lateral. Projecting turret on south contains stone newel stair. Stone mullioned windows with wood casements, and oddly double stepped. Two open fireplaces with cambered heads and stone bracketed hoods. Exposed ceiling beams and some internal timber framing Low modern wing on north.' (2) 'The Old Hall now 'The Manor House'. Grade 2* listed.' (3) 'Only a fragment of the original hosue survives and a datestone of 1661 must mark the rebuilding of an earlier house, perhaps dating from the early Tudor period suggested from the spiral staircase at the rear. By 1846, and probably somewhat earlier, it had become an inn.' (5) 'Vernacular building dated to 1661.' (6) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 17 NE PARISH OF LITTLE HUCKLOW TOWNGATE 3/88 (West Side) 12-7-67 The Manor House (formerly listed 'The Old Hall') II* House, 1661 with later addition. Rendered stone with gritstone dressings and quoins. Stone slate roof with occasional glass slates to southern pitch. Central stone ridge stack and similar side wall stack to north. Two storey , two bay building, with lobby entrance plan and semi-circular external newel staircase to south, extended in C19 to north with single bay, single storey addition. East gable wall has central 4-light, deeply recessed and ovolo moulded mullion window with central major mullion and returned hoodmould over, stepped up in centre over plaque inscribed 'AP 1661'. Above, 3-light, deeply recessed and ovolo moulded mullion window with higher central light and stepped returned hoodmould over. Original C17 diamond leaded lights to all except lower, southernmost light. South elevation has central semi-circular external staircase with small diamond light near base. To east blank wall, to west 3-light deeply recessed and ovolo moulded mullion window with returned hoodmould over and similar window above. Upper window has original C17 leaded lights. Doorcase, now rendered over, opposite staircase on north elevation. Northern addition has doorcase with casement window either side. Interior - lower room has moulded beam on stone corbels. Newel staircase of stone to south. All windows ovolo moulded on interior as well. Listing NGR: SK1642978565.' (7)