Description

WALGRAVE HANNINGTON ROAD
SP87SW (East side)
11/218 Walgrave Hall Farmhouse
02/11/54 (Formerly listed as Walgrave
Hall and gatepiers)

GV II

Country house now farmhouse. Mid C17, altered C18 and C19. Limestone ashlar and
squared coursed lias with slate roof. Now 3-unit plan, originally larger. 2
storeys with attic, 4-window range. Gabled cross wing to right breaking forward
has 4-light stone mullion windows with transoms to ground and first floor.
Similar blank 2-light window to return wall of cross wing. 3-window range to
left has early C20 casements in original openings with flat arches and
keystones. C19 door to right, probably former window opening, has C20 porch.
Ashlar gable parapets and brick stacks at ridge and end. Side elevation to right
has balnk 2-light stone mullion with transom. Interior: Passage to left of
entrance has large plaster coat of arms of the Langham dated 1674. This area
which is now subdivided originally formed part of the Hall. Entrance hall has 2
openings with semi-circular heads and keystones; similar openings on first floor
landing. Fine staircase c.1630 at rear, around open well with balusters having
Ionic heads and openwork newel posts. The house owned by the Langhams family
originally extended to the left of the present house with a tower in the centre,
according to a C18 drawing.
(Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.441).

Listing NGR: SP8060071898

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26338417

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Recommended Books

• 
  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]