Description

SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE
6/59 (East Side)
10.11.67 Hall Cottages and
Stables at Melbourne
Hall
GV II*
Two cottages, stables and coach house. C16, early C17 and early
C18 with early C19 addition and alterations. Red brick with
stone dressings, and deep chamfered stone plinth to west range.
Plain tile roofs with large brick ridge stack to west range and
octagonal cupola to north range with leaded base, small pane
windows to all sides and ogival leaded roof with weathervane to
top, plus brick coped gables. North range has a dentilled eaves
band and southern bay of west range has an C18 stone cornice.
L-plan, two storeys, and four bays to north range, plus five
bays to west range. North range is mostly early C19 and has two
wide depressed segmental archways to east with double plank
doors, a 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion window to west
and beyond to west a line of quoins with a C17 chamfered four-
centred arched doorcase plus returned hoodmould beyond again.
Above there are four 2-light flush mullion windows with diamond
paned metal casements, that over the western arch only painted
on and housing a dovecot. Western range has a recessed C18 bay
to south with a 3-light casement window in flush C18 surround to
ground floor and a 3-light flush mullion window above. To north
there are two chamfered four-centred arched doorcases, that to
south with studded wooden door and that to north with a 2-light
casement window. Beyond to north there is a small glazing bar
sash and beyond again there are two larger similar sashes below
plain stone lintels flanking a similar four-centred arched
doorcase with studded wooden door. Similar door, with divided
overlight set in recessed and chamfered surround, and inserted
C20 window to far north. Above in the northern corner there is
a 2-light small pane casement and to south there are two similar
sashes above the ones flanking the doorcase. Beyond again to
south there is a 3-light C20 casement window. West elevation of
western range has stone to ground floor with stepped buttresses
and C18 brickwork above. Western bays of north range have C19
stable fittings.

Listing NGR: SK3894525025

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546415

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