Weetwood Manor

Weetwood Manor is a large house, now divided into flats, built around 1875, likely designed by John Simpson. It features coursed squared rock-faced gritstone with ashlar details and a blue slate roof decorated with fish-scale patterns. The building has three storeys and is arranged in a 3 x 3 bay layout, showcasing a Gothic Revival style with ashlar quoins. The central entrance is located in a projecting turret and includes a chamfered arch with carving in the tympanum, a hoodmould, and 2- and 3-light windows above. The eaves are deep and bracketed, and there is a lucarne window topped by a tall spire. The windows are paired plate-glass sashes, and the gable on the right has carved barge-boards and a finial. The ridge features tall moulded stacks at the center. The right return of the building includes a wide gabled bay with a canted bay window on the left and a narrower gabled bay with a square full-height bay window on the right, along with a central dormer window. The interior was not inspected, and at the time of review in 1992, the building was undergoing restoration and conversion to flats. Weetwood Manor was likely built on or near the site of 'Weetwood Lodge,' which is marked on an 1834 map, and it was occupied by Frederick Baines in 1888, suggesting it was built for him.