Woolley Grange

1. WOOLLEY GREEN 5411 Woolley Grange. ST 8361 3/136

II*

1. C17. A medium-sized manor house, irregularly gabled and with tall square ashlar stacks set diagonally in groups of 2's and 3's. Considerably restored in places and with some later additons, but still retains numerous original features. Front elevation is in coursed rubble with ashlar dressings. 2 storeys and attics in 5 gables. All gables have pierced spear-head finials. Attic windows 2-light casements, with moulded stone mullions and dripmoulds. Beneath each of the 2 left-hand gables is a 2 storey angular bay with balustered parapet and 1 3-light window on each floor with moulded stone mullions. The square central projecting porch has a room over with 2-light stone-mullioned casement, weathered string at floor level, moulded cornice and balustered parapet. Doorway has moulded segmental arch with keystone and imposts, Carved oak ceiling in porch with date "1665" over inner doorway. Immediately to right of porch are 2 3-light stone mullioned casements, one on each floor, and a 2-light ditto in gable. Flush relieving arch over 1st floor windows; all have dripmoulds. To the right again is a projecting bay with large gable and an angular bay on ground floor with 3-light stone mullioned casement with single lights on angles moulded cornice and balustered parapet. Above on 1st floor is a 4-light casement, 2-light ditto in gable. A gabled wing on the extreme right of frontage has a 3-light stone-mullioned oriel window (restored), supported on stone corbelling and with shallow embattled parapet. There is a later 'conservatory' extension on the extreme left of the frontage and the side elevation at this end has 3 gables and some original 3-light windows with stone mullions, leaded casements and dripmoulds. In the front of the house is a grasscovered terrace with paved pathways and balustered parapet. Steps lead down from terrace to sunken garden partly paved, with low stone surrounding wall having moulded coping and ornamental urns at intervals.

Listing NGR: ST8367461553