Oakenrod Hall

SD 81 SW ROCHDALE OAKENROD HILL

6/81 Oakenrod Hall (formerly listed 25.1O.1951 under Bury Road as Oakenrod Old Hall) G.V. II

House.c.1650 for the Garside family with early C18 wing for Edmund Butterworth and other wings of various dates. Random dressed stone with stone dressings and stone slate roof; front wing dressed stone; rear wing brick. Original building consisted of a 3-unit plan all of two storeys; central house-part with entrance to the left, porch to left gable, and wing to the rear of hall. Wings were added to front and rear of left unit and diagonally to the right hand gabel end. The main range is of 5 bays plus the width of the left hand wing. There are a total of 9 3-light windows with flush cavetto moulded mullions and transoms with semi- continuous headmoulds. The main chimney stack which was to the left of the door (which no longer retains its original surround) has been removed. The wing to the left is largely re-built but retains its chamfered mullioned windows and quoins. The end porch has a coped gabel and kneelers. The rear elevation has various cross mullioned 5-light double chamfered, 2-light flush chamfered, 1-light circular headed, and 6-light flush chamfered mullioned windows. The Interior has a closed string twisted baluster stair with an unusual twisted newel-pole which supports a ceiling beam. Fishwick History of the Parish of Rochdale 1889.

Listing NGR: SD8857213041