Front Garden Wall

The front garden wall at Luddenden is a Grade II listed structure, dated 1660 and partially rebuilt. Constructed from coursed squared stone, it encloses a rectangular garden and features three doorways. The wall stands approximately 3 metres high and includes quoins and two courses of roll-moulded coping.

One doorway is located in the east wall, directly opposite the main entrance to Kershaw House, while two doorways flank the house in the west wall. The southern doorway in the west wall has a stop-chamfered quoined, ogee-headed surround, with an incised panel on the lintel displaying the date. The south wall curves in an S shape and includes a chamfered arched light at the southeast bend. The east wall features a doorway with a round arch that rises above the wall, surrounded by a stop-chamfered moulded frame.

The north wall and its return to the house are partially crenellated and have been rebuilt, with a doorway located to the north of the house. Kershaw House was owned by James Murgatroyd in the first half of the 17th century. In his will of 1653, he left the house to his youngest son, Thomas, who re-edified it; his initials and the date 1650 are above the main doorway. It is suggested that the date 1660 on the southwest doorway marks the completion of Thomas's work.