Description

GIGGLESWICK BELLE HILL
sD 8064-8164
(south side)
12/7
Sutcliffe House
20.2.58

GV II

House. Mid C17 with late-C17 and C18 alterations. Slobbered rubble, painted stone
dressings, stone date roof. L-plan. 2 storeys, 5 bays. Entrance left of centre
has chamfered surround, decorated lintel inscribed: S
H I
1693 (Hugh Stackhouse) is
similar to that at Stackhouse Old Hall, Giggleswick (1695) and Lumb Farm, Rathmell
(1702) (q.v); studded 6 panel door. Left-hand ground floor 2-light chamfered window.
To right on ground floor are 4-light double chamfered ovolo mullioned window, and
3-light double chamfered mullioned window. 5 upper floor windows: two 2-light with
recessed chamfered mullions, 3-light double chamfered ovolo mullioned, 2-light flat-
faced mullioned and 3-light double chamfered mullioned. Right-hand fluted rainwater
head in 1770's style. Gable end ridge and right-and left-hand ridge stacks. Rear
right-hand wing contains 4-light chamfered windows with cavetto mullions. Interior:
early C18 dog-leg staircase with turned balusters and moulded handrail. King post
trusses with chamfered principals and trenched purlins. In rear wing are curved
Queen struts.

Listing NGR: SD8131364056

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26424682

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Recommended Books

• 
  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
• 
  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
• 
  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)