Building record 2160 - Oldham Hollows Farm, Tytherington

<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /30 (Report). SCH1934.

Late C17-early C18 farmhouse with some later alterations. Coursed sandstone rubble, three storeys: 3-2-3 C19 wood mullioned windows; string courses; two shallow gables; doorway in restored keyed stone surround with ledged door, old stone slates (1).

<2> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Turner R C 1988 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

Very substantial yeoman's farmhouse for the area, has additional wing to rear which retains label moulds. To the north is a contemporary substantial, coursed sandstone barn with large central entrance, ventilation slots, label moulds and heavy roof timbers visible in gable end.

<3> National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, 1992, An Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development on Land at Tytherington, Macclesfield., R2023/2 (Client Report). SCH4188.

<4> Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, Borough of Macclesfield 1994/ 95 (Unpublished Report). SCH4570.

<5> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Farmhouse. Late C17. Coursed and squared rubble with stone-flagged roof and substantial internal timber frame. 3-storeyed, 3-window range with central entrance hall. EXTERIOR: doorway in ovolo-moulded architrave flanked by 3-light wood mullioned window on each floor, the stone architraves all that remains of former stone mullioned windows. Smaller 2-light mullioned windows on each floor over the doorway. Various blocked openings to right and left on each floor. String courses above each storey. Shallow gables form dormers to attic storey windows, with lozenge panels at apex. Parallel rear range with large wood mullioned windows lighting stairs. Gable end and axial stacks. INTERIOR contains substantial quantities of timber-framing for internal walls, with chamfered beams to ceilings and fireplace bressumers. Late C17 staircase with twisted balusters and moulded rail.