Rothwell Manor House

Rothwell Manor House is a manor house dating from the mid-18th century, with late 19th-century rear additions designed in a simpler matching style. Originally converted to Urban District Council offices in 1936, it is now disused. The building features coursed and squared ironstone and brick, topped with stone slate roofs. It has a plinth, moulded stone eaves, and coped gables, with four coped stone gable stacks and two ridge and two valley stacks.

The south front has a central ashlar doorcase flanked by Doric pilasters, a cornice, and a keystoned head above a six-panel 19th-century door. On either side of the door are two glazing bar sashes with Gibbs surrounds. Above the door is an inserted Venetian window with Ionic pilasters and Gothick glazing in the central sash, with two 6/6 sashes on either side featuring plain surrounds and multiple keystones. The upper section has five hipped dormers with two-light casements. The rear elevation includes two short wings and an addition to the northwest, all featuring 19th-century sashes, casements, and doors.

Inside, the entrance hall has flagged flooring and full-height fielded panelling, along with an overmantel and a 19th-century marble fireplace. The principal stair is a 19th-century dogleg design with reeded vase and stem balusters, multiple newels, a ramped handrail, and a panelled stairwell. The landing balustrade is serpentine from the 18th century, while an early 19th-century rear winder stair features stick balusters. The ground floor east end includes a full-height fielded panelled room with an overmantel and a 19th-century Classical fireplace. The first-floor Council Chamber has two Classical piers and a window seat in the Venetian window, along with a 19th-century carved wood fireplace adorned with painted tiles. Other rooms contain plain or Classical 19th-century stone fireplaces and fielded panelled doors.