Description

SK 21 NW PARISH OF WALTON-UPON-TRENT DRAKELOW ROAD
2/47 (East Side)
19.1.67 Barr Hall and
Attached Farm
buildings
II

Farmhouse and attached farm buildings. Mid C18, extended in
early and mid C19 with minor later alterations. Farmhouse is of
red brick with gauged brick dressings to front elevation and has
a plain stone first floor band to mid C19 addition. Early C19
front range and mid C19 addition to west have hipped graduated
slate roofs with brick side wall stacks and plain eaves bands.
Rear mid C18 part has steeply pitched plain tile roof with brick
gable stacks, brick coped gables and dentilled eaves band. Farm
buildings also of red brick, have plain tile roofs with brick
coped gables. Farmhouse is part three storeys and part two
storeys, with garret to mid C18 part. Main front has four bays,
with mid C19 bay slightly recessed to west. Steps lead up to
central Roman Doric columned doorcase with plain entablature,
double half glazed doors and fan traceried overlight. To either
side there are wide glazing bar sashes and beyond to west is a
taller glazing bar sash. Above there are three narrower similar
sashes to east and one similar to west set much higher up.
Above again to east there are three smaller similar sashes. All
windows have flat brick arches. Rear elevation of the farmhouse
has a mixture of segment headed and flat headed casement
windows. Farm buildings attached to east have a low two storey
range with first floor band running to east with higher archway
to far end and barn at right angles with cowsheds beyond to
south. Low range has segment headed doorcases and one 4-light
segment headed window to west, with small casement windows above
to west end. Archway to east is now partly blocked and barn has
full height central double plank doors with breathers to either
side, plus segment headed door, with 2-light window above, to
south. Cowsheds have segment headed doors and inserted windows.
Interior of farmhouse has early C19 stick baluster staircase,
and reeded fireplaces and cornices to front rooms. Rear part
has inglenook fireplaces, chamfered ceiling beams and C18
panelled doors.

Listing NGR: SK2192918414

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26388704

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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