Description

SE31NE CROFTON DONCASTER ROAD
(south side, off)

3/21 Oakenshaw Grange

II

House, used as an hotel in C19 when it was known as Oakenshaw Railway Hotel, now
house. Late C18 with mid C19 addition to rear. Well-coursed punch-dressed stone,
brown/red brick in English garden wall bond to rear of which is attached C19 brick
extension. Stone slate roof, asbestos to rear range. 3 storeys. 3-bay symmetrical
facade. Doorway with monolithic jambs has open gabled porch which may be earlier
and re-used; this has channelled quoin pilasters, semicircular-arch with imposts
and dropped keystone, triangular pediment. Above and to either side windows with
plain stone surrounds retain original 20-pane sashes to ground floor and 16-pane
sashes above. Carried over central bay is pedimented gable. Hipped roof. Rear has
brick service range with added 2-storey lean-to containing doorway in side wall.
Segmental-arched window to each floor. 3rd floor has 2 square-headed windows.
Lean-to roof against main house with coped 1/2 gable. 2 brick stacks in a lateral
position at junction of the 2 ranges. Left-hand return has 2-storey C19 canted bay
window with sill bands, each face having a sash.

Interior: painted oak-panelled entrance hall has archway with fluted Ionic pilasters
leading to a dog-leg staircase (boxed in) with swept handrail. Doorways to either
side have moulded architraves, that to left has a 6-panel door leading to the original
oak-panelled dining-room which has an elaborate carved fireplace (not original).

Listing NGR: SE3602618936

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26495775

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)