Ivydene, Mottram Old Hall

SJ 99 NE, LONGDENDALE, OLD HALL LANE (east side),

4/78,

Mottram Old Hall

01.11.66

II

Includes Ivydene, Rabbit Lane (east side). House. c.1825 although the rear wing (Ivydene) is of 1727. Ashlar with slate roof. 5-bay double-depth central staircase plan with two storeys and a large rear wing. Ground floor is raised above a rusticated basement and the central three bays are advanced and pedimented. An imposing facade with projecting plinth, sill bands first floor band, modillion eaves cornice and pediment, blocking course and hipped roof with large ashlar stacks. The central 6-panel door has a Regency style overlight and side-panels, a flat porch with Tuscan columns and decorative iron railings and is approached by opposed flights of steps. Four ground and five first-floor windows have 12-pane sashes. The central first floor window has reeded pilasters and an entablature. Ivydene has a stone slate roof, windows with flat-faced mullion on the ground floor and square-cut surrounds on the first, quoins, coped gables and ridge chimney stacks. The interior of the Old Hall is largely intact and has a vaulted plaster entrance hall and a grand staircase.

Listing NGR: SJ9935896367