Shellbrook Hill

ELLESMERE RURAL C.P. B.5069 (south side) SJ 34 SE 2/91 Shellbrook Hill - 27.5.53 - II House. Circa 1843 with minor later additions and alterations. Purple brick; hipped slate roofs with deep eaves. Main range of 3 x 3 bays with long 4-bay service range at right-angles to right. 2 storeys with continuous stone cill band to first floor, stone plinth and 4 brick pilasters to front. 1:1:1 windows, glazing bar sashes with overlapping plain stone lintels, lower left 15-paned and extending to ground and upper right with small narrow window immediately to left. Central entrance; moulded round- headed arch and inner recessed round-headed doorway with half-glazed double doors and semi-circular fanlight. Left return has 3 French casements with margin lights under ornamental glass-canopied cast-iron verandah continued to right bay to rear. This has slightly recessed centre bay with full- width canted bay projection to ground floor, having three 15-paned glazing bar sashes extending to ground. Ridge stacks to left and right to front and rear and to left of centre to service range. Interior. Inspection not possible at time of resurvey (February 1987) but noted as having panelled window shutters to French casements and to canted bay projection to rear. A sundial dated 1843 (not included in this list) stands to front and this is probably the date of the house.

Listing NGR: SJ3516340069