Redclyffe Grange, Archway And Attached Walls To North East Corner

Redclyffe Grange is a Gothick house built in 1853 by and for J S Crowther, with additions from the early 20th century. The main structure is purple-red brick with buff sandstone dressings, and has a roof that is partly stone-slate and partly tiled. A brick and an octagonal stone chimney are present. The front elevation is of four bays and two stories. The right-hand bay has a five-light window with trefoil-headed lights below, and a two-light mullioned and transomed window with a quatrefoil in the apex. Delicate beading features along the gable edge, with a gargoyle spout as ornamentation. A low, three-stage tower stands on the left, featuring trefoil-headed single lights and a tall, pitched roof with delicate ironwork at the top. The two bays on the right are later additions; the central bay incorporates the original doorcase, set within a lancet surround with a carved quatrefoil above a flat, rebated head. The pair of oak doors are fitted with ornate iron hinges. The garden front comprises a long range with five gabled half-dormers, continuing the Gothick motifs.

Inside, the hall features a Gothick arcade and an enclosed, dogleg stone staircase with trefoil-headed openings. The dining and living rooms have panelled ceilings, with the main beams resting on stone corbels. Fireplaces made of grey sandstone, featuring Gothick detailing, and arched sandstone window openings with crocketting are also present.

At the north-east corner of the house is a gateway constructed of hammer-dressed pink sandstone, featuring a pointed arch flanked by lower walls. Two carved griffons sit atop the walls and arch, and a monster is carved into the keystone. To the side of the house is an attached wall. The style of Redclyffe Grange is of particular interest when compared to the work of Crowther's pupil, Thomas Worthington, at Broomfield in Macclesfield Road, Alderley Edge.