. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE trustees to William Brctherton, who died in I 890, and has descended to his son the Rev. H. VV. Bretherton, rector of Eccleston.' Mawdesley Hall is situated at the north end of the village at the top of an outcrop of red sandstone rock, some 10 or 12 ft. above the road, from which it stands back a distance of about twenty yards. The house, which faces south, is of two stories, of the H type of plan, originally built in the 17th century, but much altered towards the end of the i8th or beginning of the 1
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE trustees to William Brctherton, who died in I 890, and has descended to his son the Rev. H. VV. Bretherton, rector of Eccleston.' Mawdesley Hall is situated at the north end of the village at the top of an outcrop of red sandstone rock, some 10 or 12 ft. above the road, from which it stands back a distance of about twenty yards. The house, which faces south, is of two stories, of the H type of plan, originally built in the 17th century, but much altered towards the end of the i8th or beginning of the 19th century, the central hall being of the first date and the two wings of the second. A low lean-to building has also been added in modern times at the back between the wings. The central portion, which is of timber and plaster on a low stone base, measures about 30 ft. across outside, and like the rest of the house is of two stories, the upper one projecting and carried by carved brackets and a plaster cove. There is also a cove under the eaves, but the ' half timber work' in the upper part of the wall is paint on plaster, and the i^AWDESLEY HaLL 105 ^ ^ 20 ^ ^ ScAT-E OF Feet ^°. EZ3 IT^CirmRr CD I*\(X windows are modern casements. The ground floor, however, retains its original 17th-century timber framing and doorway, one-half of its length, on the west, being occupied by a large mullioned and tran- somed window. The west wing, which projects 8 ft., is built in red sandstone ^^lth yellow stone dressings and chamfered quoins, and the windows have architraves and keystones and corbelled sills. The east wing has a projection of 9 ft. and is of brick with stone quoins and plain square-headed windows, but the plainness of its appearance is concealed by ivy. The roofi which are covered with stone slates, are hipped 1 ack from the wings on the front elevation with very good effect, but have gables at the back. The general appearance of the house is one of much picturesque-
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