Woodhouse Place

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SK 56 SW 3/39A

MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE MANSFIELD ROAD Woodhouse Place

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Farmhouse now house. C17, early C18 with alterations and additions late C18 for Major Rooke, plus C20 alterations. Sandstone with ashlar dressings, plus slate hipped and gabled roofs with 4 castellated stacks and Gothick finials. Battlemented parapet. Quoins. Double range plan. 2 storey 5 bay front. Off-centre door in 4-centred arched door surround and Gothick style projecting porch supported on cluster columns with a battlemented parapet and Gothick finials. To the left a 3 light shallow canted bay window with casements. To the right a larger C20 bay window with 4 metal casements and central double glazed doors, topped by battlements. Beyond to the right a C17 3 light chamfered mullion window. Above 5 late C18 pointed casements, each of 2 lights with Y-tracery and plain ashlar surrounds. West front has 2 bays, with 2, 2 light casements and above 2 late C18 pointed casements each of 2 lights with Y-tracery and plain ashlar surrounds. Rear facade has very irregular fenestration, with 2 large early C18 glazing bar sash windows with ashlar shouldered surrounds and keystones plus 3 late C18 flush mullion casement windows. Interior south-east ground floor room has good quality early C18 stone fireplace decorated with a fluted keystone, 2 similar fireplaces upstairs. A large stone Gothick fireplace with ogee top, and a smaller Gothic fireplace also survive. Most doors are early C18 2 panel doors with L-hinges. Various beams mostly boxed in but certainly early C18. Most windows have panelled shutters. The staircase is probably late C17, though it has been boxed in with C20 panelling.

Listing NGR: SK5408362497