Cutthorpe Old Hall

Manor house, dating to circa 1625, with late 17th century additions and some 19th century alterations. Built of coursed squared Coal Measures sandstone with ashlar dressings, it sits on a low moulded plinth. Quoined corners, moulded gable copings, kneelers, a single stone gable stack to the north-west gable, and a stone slated roof are all present. The building follows a 2-cell plan with an attached stair tower on the south-west side. Three elevations are gabled, including the stair tower, and all are three stories high with attics. A two-story range, part of the attached cottage, extends behind the main 2-cell range, with an 18th century single-story addition on the north-east side. Continuous string courses delineate each floor, stepping up over doorway and window openings, and incorporate hood moulds. The south-east elevation, with two bays, has two tall 3-light chamfered mullioned windows on the ground floor, two shallower 3-light openings to the first floor, and a 3-light window with a drip mould on the second floor. The south-east elevation of the stair tower originally featured a 2-light mullioned window and a single-light opening, separated by a panel of masonry. The ground floor opening was altered to create a fourth light, giving the ground floor a 4-light window, while the first and second floors retain the separated openings. Attic windows are 2-light chamfered mullioned windows under a drip moulding. The south-west elevation of the main range has a moulded door surround, a massive chamfered lintel, and a plain planked door beneath a continuous string course. A blocked former 2-light mullioned opening, previously enlarged to create another doorway, pierces the plinth. A two-bay range to the rear has a first-floor 2-light chamfered mullioned window within the north-east gable. The 18th century addition has a coped gable and re-used timber framing to a 3-light mullioned window. Internally, the stair tower contains a framed and boarded newel staircase, ending in a small blind landing at attic level. The main range displays moulded plasterwork to the ground and first floors, including cornices and spine beams with run-out stops, although later partitioning has disrupted it. The tie beam of the central roof truss is visible on the second floor and appears steeply cambered. Ground and first floor hearths have moulded stone surrounds. The manor house was built by Alderman Ralph Clark of Chesterfield, who died in 1660.