Listed Building record MDR5865 - Carnfield Hall, Carnfield Hill, South Normanton

Carnfield Hall, Carnfield Hill, South Normanton, an early 17th century building. 'Carnfield Hall lies 1 mile east of Alfreton. "Elizabethan stone mansion with Georgianized east front. The latter is of nine bays and two storeys, the three side bays on each side projecting somewhat. Central doorway with open segmental pediment. But Elizabethan twin gables appear above the projections to remind one of the real date of the house, which is impressively obvious at the back. Here the side parts project more, and one of them is continued as a lower range. The Windows are mullioned, and mullioned and transomed. Opposite the back a stable range apparently of the early 18th century. Inside, the staircase is original and one upper room with panelling. More Elizabethan woodwork was evidently brought from outside".' (1) 'The east front of Carnfield Hall is built in roughly coursed stone with dressed stone quoins and detail to windows and doorway. The building is two-storied with attics; the roofs tiled and slated; the windows sashes. Blocked windows and differences in masonry show the east front to have been rebuilt and, as indicated by Authority 2, it is of Georgian date. The rear of the main block and the long south range are built in coursed stone and contain mullioned windows, some blocked. Two gables have simple stone copings. An Elizabethan dating can be accepted. The interior of the house was not seen. See GP AO/59/167/5 Carnfield Hall from the west, and GP AO/59/167/6 Carnfield Hall from the east.' (2) 'No change.' (3) 'Carnfield Hall is a Grade II* listed building of early 17th century date, possibly with earlier origins, refronted in the early 18th century and with later alterations. It was the seat of the Revel family.' (4) 'The building was described in the 1970s as being in poor condition, affected by mining subsidence.' (5) 'The Hall was surveyed by the Royal Commission in 1977. The earliest phase in the development of the house to be identified was a timber-framed building of 16th century date, although the remains are very fragmentary. In the first half of the 17th century the building was rebuilt in stone as an H-plan house of two and a half storeys in height. The rebuild appears to have been in progress by 1630 as in that year the owner of the estate, Edward Revell II, asked to be excused from the post of High Sheriff of Derbyshire on the grounds that "he hath not a convenient house in the shire, but is building one, which … will empty his purse'. The next major building phase was carried out around the turn of the 17th century, when the front (east) elevation was remodelled. This included refenestration, the re-siting of the entrance and the building of a parapet in place of the gables of the earlier 17th century house. The result was a symmetrical nine bay façade with two three bay wings flanking a three bay hall range. Map evidence suggests that this work was undertaken between 1693 and 1699.' (6) '17th century house of two storeys with attics throughout and a large ground floor hall heated by a lateral fireplace in the west wall. In the late 17th century further alterations were carried out, the most significant being the 'modernisation' of the front façade. This remodelling located the doorway in a central position, and gave it flanking sash windows, also inserted into the southern and northern wings. The front was remodelled with a finely modelled surround doorway and moulded cornice to the central range parapet. These alterations were quite advanced for their time. Many of the interiors still survive, with staircases panelled rooms and decorative plasterwork.' (7) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 45 NW PARISH OF SOUTH NORMANTON CARNFIELD HILL 12/155 (South Side) 11.7.51 Carnfield Hall GV II* House. Early C17, possibly with earlier origins, re-fronted in early C18 and with later alterations. Coursed rubble stone with ashlar dressings and quoins, plain tile roofs with moulded stone copings on moulded kneelers to gables and large quoined external side wall stacks to left and right returns, also central ridge stack. Two storeys plus attics, 9 bay main facade, L-plan with long rear range to left. Originally with lobby entrance plan, now considerably altered and with three main rooms to south front. South elevation has advanced double gabled bays to either side of three bay central section which has central bolection moulded doorcase with segmental open pediment on carved consoles, the cornice breaking forward over the consoles. To either side there are full height 18 pane sashes in eared architraves with raised keystones, three 12 pane sashes in similar surrounds to advanced bays. Above nine sashes in similar surrounds, plus blocked recessed and chamfered mullion and transomed window to left return of righthand bays. Above again two 12 pane small sashes to righthand bays, fixed 9 pane windows to 3 central bays and two lefthand bays, all in eared architraves with raised keystsones. Central windows below flush parapet with moulded eaves cornice. Left return has tall external stack to right and three storey advanced gabled bay to left which has C19 recessed and chamfered 3-light mullion window with dripmould to ground floor, C17 3-light mullion and transomed window with dripmould above and similar 3-light mullion window above again. Between the bay and the stack there are sashes with glazing bars in C18 architraves, that to right at half landing level. Beyond stack to right is an C18 doorcase with cornice, 18 pane sash in architrave above. Left side of stack has hopper head attached inscribed 'JW 1820'. Rear wing attached to far left has C19 recessed and chamfered mullion windows to ground floor and sashes in plain surrounds above, with large stepped projection, possibly former stack to extreme left. Rear elevation with mixture of C17 mullion and transomed windows, C19 copies and early C18 sashes. Interior has two early C17 wide dogleg staircases through three floors, each with turned bobbin balusters, substantial fluted newels with later urn finials and moulded handrails, one situated to rear of entrance hall, the other to lefthand side behind the main room. C17 panelling with fluted friezes to several rooms, some re-set in early C20 from other houses. Composite overmantle of carved C17 woodwork to hall and room above. Two early C18 bolection moulded fireplaces to first floor rooms, several chamfered C17 fireplaces in attic rooms. Early C18 doors and shutters throughout. Splat baluster screen to top of back staircase and early C18 semi- circular headed cupboard to bottom of back staircase. Substantial quantities of close studded timber framing, throughout ground and first floors of house. Evidence to side of back staircase to suggest the original ground floor ceiling level was raised in C17. Seat of the Revel family. Listing NGR: SK4257056044.' (8)