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Architectural heritage
Ulley Hall
West side of Turnshaw Road. Grade 2 listed. Large house dated 1718 for John and Rebekah Clarke . Coursed, squared, red sandstone, Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys with cellar and attic. C20 part-glazed door . Inscription '1718 / John Rebekah Clarke
Garden wall with gateway at Ulley Hall
Garden wall with ornamental gateway. Early C18. Coursed, squared sandstone walling partly lined in brick; ashlar piers with wrought-iron gates. Roadside wall with gateway returns an left to adjoin front-left corner of Ulley Hall and returns on right to curve round garden to rear of Ulley Hall. Roadside gateway has 3 stone steps and moulded plinths to large square piers with fielded panels worked on the face, cornices now without ball finials. Single iron gate with spear-headed dog bars and crested mid rail; scrolled wrought-iron side panels and elaborate overthrow.
Dovecote, Ulley Hall
Dovecote and attached outbuilding to south west of Ulley Hall - formerly listed as Dovecote, now garage adjoining Ulley Hall . Early C18. Coursed, squared sandstone rubble, stone slate eaves courses to pantile roofs. 2-storey, single-cell dovecote with 1-storey outbuilding on right. Large quoins. Inserted garage door on left of external stone steps which rise from right across junction with outbuilding up to boarded door beneath ashlar band. Shaped kneelers and gable copings. Outbuilding has casement with glazing bars and 3 iron stanchions in architrave; gable copings on right. Left return of dovecote: 2 inserted casements below band, blocked square-faced mullioned window above.
Ulley Grange
North side of Penny Hill Lane. Dated 1722 with C18 and C19 additions to rear. Ashlar sandstone, stone slate roof with Welsh slate to part of rear range. 2 storeys and attic. Inscription Poynton 1722.Samuel Buck of Rotherham purchased the manor of Ulley in 1721 and 1722 ; a later C18 enclosure award map shows the Ulley Grange land to be allotted to Mr. Poynton. A shrine on the wall of the Grange has an inscription 'ULLEY/ WAR MEMORIAL 1914 - 1918' followed by Names. A ceremony took place on 15th October, 1921 attended by local dignataries, when the memorial was unveiled.
Farmhouse
Grade 2 listed farmhouse on the north side of Main Street, Ulley.Mid 18th century, partly rebuilt mid 19th century. Coursed, squared sandstone, Welsh slate roof, 19th century work in rock-faced sandstone. L-shaped plan with wing to rear-right.
Brampton Grange
Early-mid eighteenth century.
Coursed, dressed sandstone with limestone dressings.
20th century pantile roof.
Brampton-en-le-Morthen
Farm Cottage
West side of Brampton Road, Brampton-en-le-Morthen.17th century house, now 3 cottages. Coursed rubble sandstone, with pantile roof.
Farmhouse
East side of Brampton Road, Brampton-en-le-Morthen. 17th century and early 18th , alterations made in 19th century. Roughcast sandstone, Welsh slate roof. L-shaped plan. 2 storeys and attic
Granary and dovecote with attached barn
East side of Brampton Road, Brampton-en-le-Morthen, approximately 30 metres to east of Holme Farmhouse . Mid 18th century. Coursed squared sandstone, sheet asbestos roof. Tall, 1-storey, 4-bay barn with 3-storey single-cell granary/dovecate attached to right end. Interior of dovecote lined with remains of plaster nesting holes.
Telephone Kiosk
Brampton Road, Brampton-en-le-Morthen.
Telephone Kiosk adjacent to Farm View .
Designed in 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
Made by various contractors.
Cast iron.
Square kiosk
with domed roof.
Unperforated George VI crowns to top panels and margin glazing to windows and door.
Cottages
West side of Brampton Road, Brampton-en-le-Morthen. Large house now 3 cottages. Probably late 16th century, altered. Deeply-coursed, dressed sandstone, Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys and attic.
Farmhouse
East side of Brampton Road, Brampton-en-le-Morthen. Late 18th century farmhouse. Coursed, dressed sandstone, Welsh slate roof. L- shaped plan having wing to rear left. 2 storeys
TownEnd Farmhouse
Formerly Ash Farm.Built 1800 and early 19th century. Thinly-coursed, dressed sandstone, with 20th century cement-tile roof. T-shaped plan.
Was Town End Farmhouse named after Richard Townende who held lands in Ulley and Treeton in 1583 and was mentioned in Yorkshire Fines?
Barn
South of Town End Farmhouse. Early 19th century barn. Coursed, dressed sandstone, with 20th century pantile roof. L-shaped plan. 2 storeys, 7 bays
Manorial Farmhouse
Manorial farmhouse now 3 dwellings with attached meeting house, which was the Methodist Chapel. 16th and 17th century home of the Bradshaw's. Read More »
Barn
Early 19th century barn approximately 30 metres to south-west of Manor Farmhouse. Coursed, squared sandstone, sheet asbestos roof. 2 storeys, 6 bays. Wallstone plinth.
Country house
Early 18th century country house. Former home of the Athorpe and Middleton-Carver families. Dressed sandstone, Welsh slate. Symmetrical facade: main range 2 storeys with attics An 1809 inventory for the house exists at the Sheffield Archives. Reference:Athorpe Muniments
Stables and Coach House
Stable-block and coach-house to Morthen Hall now house. Mid 18th century with added coach-house probably early 19th century. Coursed, dressed sandstone with 20th century cement-tile roof.
Gates, Gate piers
Ha-Ha, gates, gate piers and perimeter wall to front garden of Morthen Hall. Probably early 19th century. Coursed, dressed sandstone; wrought-iron gates. Retaining wall approximately 16 metres in height with rounded copings. At each end the wall, now with chamfered copings, sweeps up to low, rusticated gate piers with pyramidal caps; double gates with scrolled lower panels. Walls continue round to link with taller garden walls with ball finials at junction (right finial missing). Taller walls curve round to link with wings of Morthen Hall thus enclosing front garden.
Oak Cottage
Formerly listed as Barn and Cottage, now a house. Adjacent to Morthen Hall. Early 19th century. Deeply-coursed, squared rubble sandstone, renewed pantile roof. 2 storeys, 5 bays. Quoinstrip to left end. 20th century casements with leaded lights.
Farmhouse
Grade 2 listed 16th century farmhouse. West side of York Lane, Morthen. 16th century core, cross-wing 17th century, main range encased 17th century with extensive later alterations. Some internal timber-framing; coursed rubble and dressed sandstone; renewed pantile and Welsh slate roof.
Farmhouse
Formerly listed as The Farm House. West side of York Lane, Morthen. Mid 17th century. Coursed rubble sandstone, renewed pantile roof. 2 storeys with partial cellar. 5 windows to 1st floor.
