Lotherton Hall Cottage And Lotherton Old House

LOTHERTON CUM ABERFORD LOTHERTON PARK SE43NW LS25 Lotherton Hall Cottage 2/59 and Lotherton Old House 3.2.67 (Formerly listed as Lotherton Hall Cottage )

GV II

Farmhouse, now 2 dwellings. Probably early and late C17 in 2 builds; altered. Magnesian limestone rubble with quoins, stone slate roof on 2 levels. L-shaped plan: a 2-storey 3-bay range on east-west axis with a large 2 1/2-storey 2-bay receding wing at the east end (probably the earlier building). South front of main range (to garden) has a continuous dripcourse, altered openings at ground floor, and recessed chamfered mullion windows at 1st floor under the eaves, of 4, 4, and 2 lights, the last of these breaking the junction with the wing; gable of wing has recessed chamfered mullion windows of 3 and 2 lights at ground floor, 3 lights at 1st floor, and 2 lights in the attic; chimneys at both ends of main range, large lateral chimney on ridge of wing, another in north-west angle. Right return wall has two 12-pane sashes at ground floor, some patched masonry suggesting former openings (including remains of one mullioned window), and two 3-light recessed mullion windows above. Rear gable of wing has a 2-light mullioned cellar window, a similar window at 1st floor, and a raised doorway and sashed window at ground floor. Rear of wing has a full- height gabled stair turret, but otherwise the rear of both parts is altered or covered by additions (including a lower gabled addition to the stairturret). Interior: of wing has a full-height open-well staircase with moulded string, square newels, turned balusters and moulded handrail ramped to the newels, but with evidence of alteration for relocation; some large chamfered beams, and timber framing in the rear wall (especially the stairturret) but concealed; at 1st floor a Tudor-arched chamber fireplace; chimney stack c.2 metres deep.

Listing NGR: SE4490536068