The Mansion (Storthes Hall Hospital)

SE 11 SE STORTHES HALL ROAD Kirkburton 5/105 The Mansion (Storthes 23rd June 1965 Hall Hospital) (Formerly listed as II The Mansion Shorthes Hall Lane)

Mansion house. Late C18 built for the Horsefall family. Two additions to left probably early C19. Ashlar. Hipped slate roof with moulded eaves cornice and 4 ashlar stacks. Two storeys plus attic. 7-bay symmetrical facade, the centre 3 of which break forward slightly and are pedimented. 4 steps lead to central portico with garlanded frieze, cornice and segmental pediment on tuscan columns with backing pilasters. Doorway has fanlight with radial glazing bars. Sash windows with glazing bars those to ground floor having small moulded cornice. The attic forms a half-storey with smaller windows.

To the left, set back, is a 2-storey, 3-bay addition, and projecting from this, at 90° is a 5-bay wing.

To the rear is central door with semi-circular fanlight with radial glazing bars, and flanking single lights all under pedimented cornice. Above this, to 1st floor, is Venetian window, and to attic, a thermal window.

Modernised interior.

H. J. Morehouse, The History of Kirkburton & The Graveship of Holme, 1861.

Listing NGR: SE1850312920