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SK 34 NE
1/10

PARISH OF DENBY
PARK HALL LANE (West Side)
Park Hall Farmhouse

25.9.51

GV
II*

Farmhouse. Early C17 with extensive additions of 1702 and early C20 restoration. Coursed squared sandstone with quoins and ashlar sandstone, both with sandstone dressings and deep plinth. Steeply pitched red clay tile roofs with chamfered stone copings on plain kneelers to gables, also with two large ridge stacks and a coved eaves band. Two storeys plus attics, and basement to northern end of house. Five bays, with double lobby entrance plan. Main elevation has gabled two storey brick porch to southern end of house with a segment headed doorcase and stone plinth.

Inner doorcase is chamfered with four-centred arched head and has the original studded wooden door with strap hinges and Y knocker. To south of porch is a C17 four-light recessed and chamfered mullion window with dripmould and to north there are three early C18 three-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows, also with dripmoulds. Between northern pair of windows is a quoined chamfered doorcase. Above three similar windows and another similar window above in the porch.

Beyond to south is another C17 four-light window similar to that below. Above again to north are two full gabled dormers with three-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows with dripmoulds. Garden front has coursed squared stone to south and ashlar to north. Southern part has a gabled staircase tower with three-light recessed and chamfered window under dripmould, and a painted lean-to to south with C20 three-light window. Beyond the staircase tower to north, is another C17 three-light window with dripmould and the early C18 ashlar addition with a quoined chamfered doorcase flanked by recessed and chamfered single light windows with glazed C20 door and lintel over inscribed 'L I D 1702'. Beyond again to north, two early C18 two-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows with drip-moulds. Above three similar windows to north and to south two C17 three-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows either side of the staircase turret which has a similar two-light window.

Interior has ovolo moulded beam and fireplace to northern room, large stone fire-place with moulded surround to central room and four-centred arched chamfered fireplaces to ground and first floor rooms to south. Fenestration all early C20.

Listing NGR: SK3815547366

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17545078

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Recommended Books

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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)