Buckley Hill Farmhouse
| Buckley Hill Farmhouse | |
|---|---|
Buckley Hill Farmhouse in 2012 | |
Location within Greater Manchester | |
| General information | |
| Location | Lumb Lane, Droylsden, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°29′37″N 2°07′30″W / 53.49367°N 2.12496°W |
| Year built | 17th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Buckley Hill Farmhouse |
| Designated | 17 November 1966 |
| Reference no. | 1163826 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Barn to west of Buckley Hill Farmhouse |
| Designated | 17 November 1966 |
| Reference no. | 1067945 |
Buckley Hill Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building on Lumb Lane in Droylsden, a town within Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. It is protected under the National Heritage List for England.
History
The farmhouse dates from the 17th century and was originally associated with the yeoman Buckley family, who were recorded as residents in 1618.[1] It reflects the transition from timber-framed to brick-built rural architecture during this period.
On 17 November 1966, Buckley Hill Farmhouse was designated a Grade II* listed building for its architectural and historic significance.[1]
Location
Buckley Hill Farm is located in a predominantly flat rural setting, bordered by residential development to the west and the M60 motorway to the east.[2]
Architecture
Buckley Hill Farmhouse is built using English garden-wall-bond brickwork and topped with a 20th-century tiled roof. The structure follows a three-unit plan and comprises two storeys with an attic, a form characteristic of 17th-century farmhouses.[3]
The front elevation features a series of three gables. Each contains a blocked two-light mullioned window set beneath an elliptical brick arch, complete with a hood mould and a rendered square panel above. Across all elevations, the decorative brickwork includes raised lozenge and square panels.[1]
Among the key external features are a doorway in the first bay framed by a square-cut stone surround, and windows fitted with stone sills, elliptical brick arches, and continuous hood moulds. Additional details include a blocked fire window positioned between the second and third bays, as well as two rendered chimney stacks.[3]
Interior
Internally, the farmhouse retains many original features. One of the principal elements is the inglenook fireplace, complete with a cambered bressummer beam and a heck post, characteristic of 17th-century design.[3]
The ceilings are supported by cyma-moulded beams with ogee stops and carved corbels. A dog-leg staircase survives, with oak splat balusters, acorn finials, and carved newels typical of joinery from the period.[3]
Other surviving features include original oak six-panel doors and inlaid oak panelling in one of the first-floor rooms. The roof structure incorporates tie-beam trusses with curved struts.[1]
Associated barn
A Grade II listed barn, west of Buckley Hill Farmhouse, dates from the 17th century with later additions in the late 18th or 19th centuries. It is also constructed in English garden wall bond brickwork, with graduated stone slate, corrugated asbestos, and slate roofs. Originally comprising two barns, the earlier western barn features opposed cart entrances (now blocked), decorative ventilation holes, a later lean-to addition, and tie-beam roof trusses with collars and diagonal struts. The later eastern barn includes opposed cart entrances with cheek walls supporting a small outshut roof, small ventilation openings, a later rear outshut, and a purlin roof carried on arched diaphragm walls. Additional window openings were introduced during the 19th and 20th centuries.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Buckley Hill Farmhouse (Grade II*) (1163826)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Greater Manchester Spatial Framework Land Allocations, Tameside: GMA42 Ashton Moss West" (PDF). Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford. September 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Buckley Hill Farmhouse". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "Barn to west of Buckley Hill Farmhouse (Grade II) (1067945)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 November 2025.