Park Grange Farmhouse

THRESHFIELD MONKHOLME LANE SD 9863-9963 (north side) 9/115 Park Grange Farmhouse. 10.9.54 GV II House. Mid - late C17. Coursed gritstone and ashlar, graduated stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Quoins. Board door between bays 1 and 2 with cyma and hollow moulding and 3-centred head with weathered carving in relief; " F 16?? H ". Recessed chamfered mullion windows throughout: of 5, 6 (with ovolo king mullion missing) and 5 (restored) lights to ground floor, under a continuous dripmould which steps down to left of central and right windows; and of 4, 6 (with king mullion) and 4 lights to first floor. Large corniced stack to right and a single-flue stack to ridge between bays 2 and 3. Added 2-bay range to left, not of special interest. Right return: reused recessed chamfered stonework to 2 windows on ground and first floors, blocked paired single-light chamfered windows to apex, with 3 projecting bands above. Interior not inspected at resurvey but reported to contain a very fine stone fireplace with moulded chamfer carried across the massive 2-stone lintel which is cut to a shallow arch and the initials "F H " in the spandrels; the fireplace is situated in the central room, opposite the entrance, with a projecting stone staircase built out at the rear on the other side of the stack. Also reported to retain its original king-post roof trusses. The masonry of the facade is unusual for its careful dressing; the Manor House porch is similar (q.v.). Yorkshire Buildings Study Group, Report No. 838, 1982.

Listing NGR: SD9900663582