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Description: Scaitcliffe Hall

Address: Scaitcliffe Hall Burnley Road Todmorden Calderdale OL14 7DQ

Grade: II

Group detail: Burnley Road (off) (south side)

Full description:
House, originally 1666 with added double-pile to rear under 2-span roof c1738 with separate block c1802, altered to form large rectangular house under hipped roof c1833, separate range connected to main house by an infill of 1835. Large dressed stone to main range, slate roof, rear range watershot masonry, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. South front retains stonework of 1666 to ground floor, double chamfered mullioned windows which are lengthened with longer mullions, 3-room front of 4 bays. 1st, 2nd and 4th bays all have mullioned windows of 5 lights to each floor with Gothic glazing. 3rd bay has added embattled porch c1833 with octagonal corner turrets with depressed Tudor arched doorway with deep roll moulding and arrowslits in the return walls. Slightly obscured by porch is date plaque engraved: 'ANTHAN, EYAND, NE.CROSLEY, 1666' with 3-light window over. Roll moulded string course continues over ground floor, and another over 1st floor windows which is surmounted by deep parapet. Right hand return wall c1833 of large dressed stone. 2 bays of 5-light mullioned windows to each floor with pointed arched niche set between. Attached to left of south front is arbour with Tuscan columns, the entablature engraved 'JMC 1782'. Added to this colonnade is embattled octagonal tower c1835 with arrowslits to each face (solid). Left hand return wall has fenestration of 1738. Raised quoins, 2 and a half storeys, plinth. 3 bays of sashed windows with deeply moulded architraves to each floor. The right hand bay altered to 1st floor has window reduced c1835 at mezzanine level. Breaking forward is original detached building joined to main range by added bay with doorway dated 1833. Over is window with chamfered surround. Quoins, 2-storey range with remains of 2 cross-windows to 1st floor. Added to northern end is added bay c1850 with rusticated quoins and 1st floor taking-in door (blocked). East front of this range has flat faced mullioned window of 10 wide irregular spaced lights, over similar windows of 6 lights and 2 lights most with latticed glazing. 2 stacks to ridge. Rear of main range has stair window with architrave and pointed lintel with Gothic glazing with 3-light double chamfered mullioned window to left and former cross-window to right, under which is leanto covering entrance doorway with cyma moulded surround c1738. 2 lateral stacks. 2 octagonal stacks to ridge. Interior to rear range preserves original external door with inscribed lintel. 'JSC 1802'. Illustrated in Corry: History of Lancashire, Vol. II (London 1825), p.654. C. Crossley: Descent and Alliances of Croslegh of Scaitcliffe. (De la More Press, London 1904), p.29.