Wades Green Hall

SJ 65 NE CHURCH MINSHULL C.P. DODD'S HOLLOW Wade's Green

6/24 Wades Green Hall 12/1/1967 II*

Farmhouse, early C17, with alterations and additions. White painted brick and areas of timber framing with slate and tile roofs. 2 storeys and attic. 3 bays, the rear (west) wing forms and "L" shaped plan. 6-panel recessed entrance door with panelled lining and reeded pilasters, fronted by segmental arched hood off oak framed trellis. Replaced 3-light flush casements to ground and first floor in frames with projecting sills, stiles and heads. The three large timber framed gabled dormers have leaded wrought iron casements, patterned apex timbering and barge boards with finials. Timber framing at rear (west) above first floor level and to north gable. Large projecting stack at north gable with 4-stepped horse mounting block, with moulded platform edges, at its base. Central square stack with arched recessed panels to four faces. The front roof slope is tiled whereas the rear (west) slope is of slates. The rear (north west) wing is red brick with slate roof. Interior: The east building has a floor of small square stone slabs set diagonally. There is a section of an original external wall with small framing and a sealed up mullion window with ovolo moulded bressumer above. Ovolo moulded and deep bevelled beams, all with stops. Wide oak staircase with spiral balusters, heavy handrail and panelled newels with cappings. On the first floor there are 2-panel Jacobean doors, exposed timbers, a sealed up window in the north gable, Oak flooring and deep bevelled beams. The rear wing has flat ceiling joists, in the mediaeval style, and a large-section mediaeval beam moulded one side and deep bevelled the other which is probably a respositioned inglenook bressumer. The house is locally claimed to have been the home of General Wade.

Listing NGR: SJ6560159693