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Stansfield Hall, Todmorden

Stansfield Hall, Todmorden

Grade II* listed privately-owned house in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England


Stansfield Hall (English: /ˈstænsfld/) 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.

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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. "Stansfield Hall, Todmorden, Calderdale". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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