1 (Manor House), 2 and 3 (Harley Hall) and 4, Dike Hill is a Grade II listed building in the Rotherham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1979. A Medieval to Modern House group. 3 related planning applications.

1 (Manor House), 2 and 3 (Harley Hall) and 4, Dike Hill

WRENN ID
cold-wicket-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rotherham
Country
England
Date first listed
23 March 1979
Type
House group
Period
Medieval to Modern
Source
Historic England listing

Description

A group of houses, now three dwellings and one further property, dating to the 16th century with 18th and 19th century additions and 20th century alterations. The core of the building is a 16th-century structure, initially comprising two builds identified by P.F. Ryder. Subsequent additions were made in the 18th century to the left and in the 19th century to the right, aligning with the original hall block.

The houses are built of sandstone rubble with a mix of stone slate, Welsh slate, and 20th-century cement-tile roofing. The original 16th-century part is arranged in an H-plan, with a later 18th-century house added parallel to the left cross-wing, and a 19th-century house added to the right cross-wing, in line with the original hall block. The front of the 16th-century section has two storeys and six first-floor windows. Alterations to door and window openings are evident, with 20th-century casement windows replacing earlier features. A 20th-century door is situated within the broad right cross-wing, flanked by three-light windows on both floors. Exposed wall-plate ends are visible. The hall block accommodates two first-floor windows featuring two-light and three-light casements. The left cross-wing retains its original stone slate roof, while the hall block displays 20th-century cement tiles and a ridge stack to the left; the right cross-wing has Welsh slate. The added 18th-century block to the left features renewed gable windows and an end stack. The 19th-century block to the right has a door to the left, two windows to each floor, irregular fenestration, a window in a single-storey addition to the right, end stacks, and a lateral stack on the cross-wing that penetrates the front roof slope.

The rear of the property exhibits exposed timber framing, including wall posts to the central block and inner corners of the cross-wings. A jowled-head king-post truss is present in the right gable, with principals and a truncated king-post in the left gable, along with an external stack. The left return features an altered 18th-century two-window front, with large quoins and a central door flanked by renewed three-light casements.

Interior features include the gutted left cross-wing, which retains three wall posts, mid-rails, spine beams, and two king-post trusses with bracing to the ridge. A side wall of the cross-wing is set a short distance from the wall partitioning off the hall block, which displays vertical studding above a high rail, possibly originally connected by a coved dais canopy. Within the hall block, a studded partition wall is exposed in the chamber, along with a central king-post truss and another truss against the broader cross-wing to the right. This cross-wing has a full-height studded partition wall on a raised sill, a blocked first-floor doorway to a rear chamber and, in the front chamber, a rebuilt side wall fireplace and a 17th-century painting on a tie beam. In the rear rooms of the cross-wing, framing is concealed. Number 4 is included in the listing as it incorporates the rear portion of the right cross-wing.

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