Broadclough Hall

Broadclough Hall is a house built in the early 19th century, incorporating some earlier materials. It is constructed of freestone and features a low hipped slate roof with two receding ridges and various chimneys behind the main ridge. The building has a square plan with five bays on each side and stands two storeys tall in a classical style. The design is symmetrical, with a pedimented three-bay center that slightly projects forward. This center includes a wide porch supported by Tuscan columns, which features a triglyphed frieze and a prominent cornice, covering a wide segmental doorway with margin lights and slim Tuscan pilasters. The facade is very regular, with five windows, all of which are sashed without glazing bars; the upper sash is smaller than the lower. The return walls are similar, though some windows are blind. The left return wall has a false porch that is rectangular with panelled sides, enclosing a chamfered Tudor-arched doorway with a moulded cornice and raised lettering on the lintel that reads "IAW : 1666". The rear wall features a two-stage stairlight above a doorway, and attached to the right side is a two-storey workshop with a six-light flush mullion window on each floor, which may date from the 18th century, predating the house. Inside, there is a very large double-pile entrance hall with fluted columns arranged distyle in antis, leading to an open well staircase with cantilevered stone steps, looped iron balusters, and a mahogany handrail, all illuminated by a domed skylight. The interior also includes moulded plaster friezes, modillioned cornices, and mahogany doors and fireplace surrounds. Historically, the hall was the home of James Whittaker, who was the proprietor of Meadows Mill around 1830 to 1850.