Listed Building record MDR5260 - Dronfield Woodhouse Hall, Barley Mews, Dronfield

Dronfield Woodhouse Hall, Barley Mews, Dronfield, originally of 16th century date. SK 3378. Dronfield Woodhouse Hall. Part of this house is a cruck building, but it has been substantially enlarged at least 4 times. Only 1 set of crucks remain. (1-2) 'The earliest phase in the development of this building for which there is evidence is a cruck-framed house, probably dating to the 16th century. This building would appear to have occupied the position of the present hall and to have extended at least one bay to the west. In the 16th century the house was the property of the Barlow family (Robert Barlow was the first husband of Bess of Hardwick). In the second half of the 17th century the house was much altered, work carried on at that time including the building of two wings - a cross-wing at the east end of the hall range and a smaller wing projecting from the north wall of the west bay. In the early 18th century the west bay of the hall range was demolished and the west wing extended to the south, ie converting the west end of the house into a cross-wing. In the same period the front (south) wall of the hall range was rebuilt and heightened to a full two storeys. The building was later subdivided to form two separate dwellings.' (3) From the National Heritage List for England: 'PARISH OF DRONFIELD CARR LANE SK 37 NW 5/17 Dronfield Woodhouse 9.1.67 Hall Farmhouse and attached boundary walls (formerly listed Nos 181 and 183) GV II* House. Late C16, with extensive remodelling in early C18 with C19 and C20 alterations. Coursed squared coal measures sandstone rising from a shallow plinth. Ashlar gable and ridge stacks, coped gables with moulded kneelers, and a stone slated roof. Irregular plan, with lobby entrance to centre onto main central stack. Central range with gabled range at either end, that to the south west end advanced. Two storeys and two storeys and attics, five bays, with two doorways to central range, that to the north east earlier, with quoined surround, and a massive lintel, that to the south-west within a C17 offshut or bay of stone, now rendered in part. To the right of the doorway, two single lights, one pointed, and above, a flat headed opening. A third doorway with a quoined surround and C20 half glazed door on the north-east wall of the south-west wing. Gable of north-east wing with two 2-light recessed chamfer mullioned windows below dripmoulds to the ground floor, a 3-light window to the first floor, and a small blocked light to the apex. Advanced gable with stacked 4-light chamfer mullioned windows to ground and first floors, and former 3-light window to attic, now with single mullion repositioned to centre. Inserted 2-light window to left of ground floor window, with flush surround and a chamfer mullion. Rear elevation with gabled range to south-west end with early C18 remodelling of two bays, with stacked 2-light flush mullioned windows with transoms, the heads linked by continuous bands and with 2-light mullioned window to the attic. Two bay central range with C19 tall windows beneath plain lintels flanking a C17 doorway with massive chamfered lintel and quoined surround. C20 planked door. Gable range to north east end with stacked 4-light chamfer mullioned windows and a 2-light C17 mullioned window to the left to light stair landing. Blocked and mutilated C17 single light window to the right, now obscured by a C20 2-light inserted window. Attached walls enclosing rear garden, with outer skin of coursed sandstone, the inner skin of brick. Doorway to centre of south-east wall with ashlar quoining and projecting keyblock to flat head, the doorway now blocked. Second doorway towards north-west end, with quoined surround and four panel door. Interior. Single cruck truss to central range, C18 plaster ceiling to ground floor room with central inset panel, formerly with circular embellishment to centre, the inset panel delineated by modillions, the wall panelling to this room is also of plaster. A second ground floor room has C18 plaster panelling and panelled doors. C18 splat baluster stair, with polygonal finials to the newel posts and moulded handrail. Close studded wall incorporating two doorways to ground floor of north-east range, also a massive hearth with segmental stone arch and smaller segmental headed doorways to either side. Listing NGR: SK3302878542.' (4)