Aldersyde And Attached Conservatory

Aldersyde and attached conservatory is a house, now converted to flats, built in 1895–96 and converted in the mid-20th century. It was designed by A J Penty of Penty & Penty for the miller Ernest Leetham.

The building is constructed of red brick with ashlar dressings, timber-framed upper floors with rough-cast and brick nogging, and 20th-century concrete tile roofs with tall ornate chimney stacks. It is two storeys plus attics.

The north entrance front features a projecting three-storey porch with deep chamfered plinth and timber-framed ground floor with brick herring-bone nogging. The ground floor has a two-light casement to the north side, a four-light casement to the front, and a doorway to the south with double panel doors in a segment-arched opening topped with a four-light overlight and fascia board carved with "ALDERSYDE" beneath a wooden hood with a copper lantern suspended from a bracket. Above this are a four-light cross casement and another four-light casement above that. To the right are two small casements to the left side, with the remainder of the front blank. Set back to the right is a large ashlar five-light mullion and transom window serving the main staircase. Beyond, the ground floor has an ashlar mullion window with a jettied and timber-framed gable containing a cross casement.

The east front has a canted two-storey corner bay window to the right with three three-light cross casements on both floors. To the left, the ground floor has a glazed doorway. Further right is a three-light cross casement on both floors, and beyond this a projecting gabled wing with a pair of linked ashlar cross casement windows, a jettied upper floor with a three-light cross casement, and a three-light casement to the gable.

The south front has an off-centre projecting gable wing with a pair of linked ashlar three-light cross casements, and above these a three-light oriel cross casement with linked flanking two-light windows. Above again, the jettied gable has a four-light casement. To the right is a set-back section with a doorway to the left and a single-light casement beneath the remains of a timber loggia. Above are a glazed doorway to the left and an attached five-light cross casement. Beyond to the right is a large brick stack with two small fire windows in ashlar surrounds on each floor. To the left is a doorway under a porch with a three-light cross casement beyond; above are two cross casements with a double dormer window to the roof. A single-storey wing links the main building to the gabled conservatory.

The conservatory has brick lower walls with five by seven windows above, each window containing three by three panes. A central entrance on the east side is reached by a flight of five steps with double glazed doors. Gables are positioned at the north and south ends.

The interior features a fine panelled hall with a triple arcade to the entrance lobby and a built-in sideboard. A further triple-arched arcade leads to the staircase, now infilled with reused panelling. The staircase hall contains a triple-arched loggia, and the stair has turned bulbous balusters with square newels and carved finials. A large and ornate marble fireplace with carved central marble relief is present, with a fitted original low sideboard below a window. The study beyond is also panelled with fitted drawers and cupboards, and features a fine quality wooden fireplace with a segment-arched overmantle. The upper landing has a fine coved plaster ceiling with pilaster supports. The corridor to the first floor flat has dado panelling and original doors. The main room has a deep inglenook fireplace, and the bedroom contains high-quality fitted cupboards, a dressing table, and a bed arch.