Listed Building: BROOMFIELD HOUSE (1234371)

SJ 87 NW ALDERLEY EDGE C.P. MACCLESFIELD ROAD (North Side) 4/58 Broomfield House. 16/7/1979 GV II House: dated 1847 by Thomas Worthington for Mr Swanwick, with addition of 1875 for himself. Closely jointed random sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings. Welsh slate roof and 2 stone chimneys with a row of square stacks. Originally T-shaped plan. 2-storey, 4-bay front. Left 2 bays have a mixture of 2 and 3-light mullioned and a 4-light mullioned and transomed windows. Right 2 bays step forward each under a gable. End bay has a canted oriel on upper storey on corbelling sprung from a carved head. To left is a rebated 4-centred doorcase with a label mould, containing a pair of studded oak doors with scrolled iron hinges, approached by 2 steps. Above is a Latin dedication "Haec Domus Aedificata Est" and date in medieval script and a 4-centred arched window of 3-lights. Stone gargoyle rainhead. Similar windows to sides and extension partly in stone and timber-framing. Interior: oak well staircase with chamfered square balusters and newels lit by octagonal glazed vault. Door openings as front doorcase with heavy panelled doors. Simple grey sandstone fireplaces. Jacobean style ceiling in added dining room. This house is based on the Manor House at Great Chalford. Listing NGR: SJ8480877838