32, 34 And 36, Commercial Street

SE 32 NW 5/81 5th June 1964

ROTHWELL LS26 COMMERCIAL STREET (north side), Rothwell Nos, 32, 34, and 36 (Formerly listed as No. 32 Commercial Street No. 34 commercial Street No. 36 Commercial Street)

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House, now 2 shops and office. Late C16 or early C17, altered. Timber frame, scored stucco, and render probably over stone, stone slate roof. Three units with a short but broad gabled wing to the rear of the left half (Nos. 36 and 34); later additions to rear of No. 32 of less interest, Two low storeys: plinth, coved eaves; 3 inserted doors and 3 square shop windows with simple architraves, irregularly disposed, a sashed window at the right-hand end, and 3 square windows above. Chimney on ridge and at right-hand end. Rear: gabled part has 2 doors and 3 windows, irregularly disposed.

Interior: No. 36 (left end) has unusually fine moulded plaster decoration on both floors: ground floor front has ceiling of geometrical panels containing vigorously twined foliations with fruit, with clusters of fruit in the interstices, and moulded and decorated frieze, especially over the chimney breast; in small back kitchen a large diamond-shaped panel containing a smaller one which frames a decorated shield, the outer border having hearts in the corners and winged animals with urns along the sides; at 1st floor, in a small rear room, a deep frieze of Jacobean design with pomegranates.

History said to have been manor house.

Listing NGR: SE3456428150