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Description: | The following paragraph is from 'List of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest Scheduled for Preservation under the Town and Country Planning Act. 1947, Miscellaneous Papers; Probably 16th Century and later. A three-storey stone house with gabled roofs of stone slates running north, south. Moulded coping on the verges and wide kneelers and ball finial on the apex. Three gables above south face but only one above the north (west side) the others having been removed in the 18th Century, when a small projecting wing was added to the east side. Mullioned and transomed windows to each floor. The west front has three-light mullioned windows to second floor, three 18th Century sash windows to first floor, one three-light mullioned window in the centre of the ground floor and a small single light left of the low square headed doorway at the south end, Interior may be of interest. The Adam staircase was the glory of the house which lead from the entrance hall. The stairs were so substantial that in 1931, Alec Parker led a Clydesdale horse up and down them for a wager. Home of the Parkers and the Barkers.It was situated along Kidnapper Lane and from Gleadless by Cat Lane.The old cart shed had a carved stone bearing the word "Pax" and the date 1732 built into its front. Sadly, the Hall was demolished in the 1950's. In the Estate Auction of the Lees Hall Estate, 27th July, 1920, Lees Hall & Golf Courses were sold for to Lees Hall Golf Club. Comprising of the stone built farmhouse known as Lees Hall Farm, containing Entrance Hall with fine oak staircase, Dining and Drawing rooms, Kitchen, Pantry, Dairy, 5 Principal Bedrooms, and 4 Staff Bedrooms. Together with the garden, tennis lawn, orchard, barns, cow & calf houses with fodderums, stabling, loose boxes, cart and implement sheds, pair of semi-detatched brick-built houses with gardens and outbuildings fronting to Cat Lane (in the occupation of Messrs. Husler and James). For more information & illustrations, see, 'Chantrey Land',by Harold Armitage, pages 51-58.Cat. No. 942.51 SST. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ |
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Rights holder: | Llywelyn Roberts, Medical Officer of Health | Subjects: | Sheffield | Source: | Sheffield Images | Creator: | Picture Sheffield Administrator | Identifier: | http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend... | Go to resource |
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