Description

SK 50 NW
4/27
22.10.52

GROBY
MARKFIELD ROAD
(north east side)
The Old Hall

G.V.
II*

House. Late C15, altered C17, restored 1858, some C20 alterations. Red
brick in English bond with some diaper work in black brick, sandstone
ashlar, diminishing coursed slate roofs. Main block with attached 4 storey
angle tower to left with hipped roof, Single storey with parapet and 2
storey plus garret irregular 7 bay front, 2 right hand bays with separate
gables, with mutilated diaper work to left and centre. Off centre C20
garage door with to left a small glazing bar casement, 2 planked doors and
matching double doors, all under timber lintels, To right a large 3 light
mullioned window is flanked by single similar smaller windows. Beyond is a
planked door set in a 4 centred arched and chamfered surround with hood
mould having label stops. To first floor a central large 6 light mullioned
and transomed window is flanked by single smaller 3 light mullioned
windows. All mullioned windows have chamfered surrounds and glazing bar
lights. In the left hand gable is a further 3 light mullioned window with
diamond leaded lights. To the right hand gable is a blocked four centred
arched window. Beyond to the left is a small leaded casement and to the
angle tower in the 3 upper stages are single 4 centred arched and chamfered
openings with drip moulds. Originally the home of the Grey family with
associations with Lady Jane Grey.

Listing NGR: SK5239307578

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Groby Old Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5609926

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version