Stansfield Hall, Todmorden

Stansfield Hall
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General information
TypePrivate Residence
AddressStansfield Hall Road
Town or cityTodmorden
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°43′07″N 2°05′28″W / 53.7185°N 2.0912°W / 53.7185; -2.0912
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameStansfield Hall
Designated19 April 1974
Reference no.1230848

Stansfield Hall (English: /ˈstænsfiːld/) is a privately owned historic and Grade II* listed building, in Stansfield, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, which was once the residence of the Yorkshire MP Joshua Fielden and is now divided into private residential apartments.

History

Stansfield Hall was built in 1640 for James Stansfield, a descendant of the Stansfeld family of Stansfield and Sowerby, Yorkshire. The estate passed to John Pilling who later sold it, in 1675, to Joshua Horton (d.1679) of Sowerby. The Horton family sold it in 1696 to William Sutcliffe in whose family it remained for over a century until it was purchased by the MP Joshua Fielden (1827–87) who commissioned the architect John Gibson to add a large Gothic Revival style extension to the existing building in 1862.[1][2][3][4]

Architecture

The Hall's 17th century elements include a five-light chamfered mullioned window (lengthened with replaced mullions). The 1862 extension is an impressive range all with mullioned windows. Internally, there is a Tudor arched fireplace with Gothic decoration incorporating the initials J.F. and E.F.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Stansfeld, J. (1885). History of the Family of Stansfeld of Stansfield in the Parish of Halifax and its numerous branches. Leeds. p. 102.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Turner, Joseph Horsfall; Watson, John (1883). Biographia Halifaxiensis : or, Halifax families and worthies. A biographical and genealogical history of Halifax Parish. Vol. 1. Bingley [England]: T. Harrison. pp. 257–8.
  3. ^ a b Historic England. "Stansfield Hall, Todmorden (1230848)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Stansfield Hall, Todmorden, Calderdale". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2021.