Description

ESTON LACKENBY LANE, Lackenby.
NZ 51 NE
7/15
Old Hall Farmhouse and
garden wall.
G.V. II*

Farmhouse, mid/late C17, altered in C18 and C19; with late C18 right
extension. Dressed sandstone with chamfered plinth; gable of left return
repaired in brick. Left return of extension partly brick. Clay pantile
roofs with stone ridge copings; gable copings renewed in concrete. Upper
parts of stacks rebuilt in brick. 2 storeys and attic; 3 windows. Late C20
door in altered window opening, at right of blocked off-centre doorway with
quoin surround. Enlarged window openings, with blocked remains of
chamfered-mullioned windows, now holding renewed sash and mid C20 casement,
at left end. Similar stair window and blocked remains of attic stair
window at left of original doorway. 4-light chamfered-mullioned first-floor
window, holding Victorian sashes, at right end. Dripmoulds between floors,
broken through by altered windows. 2 iron tie plates on upper floors.
2-storey, projecting gabled extension has mid C20 window at left on ground
floor. Left return has sash windows with glazing bars, stone sills and
keystones in flat brick arches. Moulded eaves cornice and hollow-chamfered
kneelers. Roof hipped at rear. Returns of farmhouse have external stacks,
that at right concealed by extension, that at left with hollow-chamfered
offsets and partly jettied on row of 3 moulded corbels on ground floor.
Enlarged fire windows now holding sashes with glazing bars, and blocked
garret light, at left of stack. Left end of rear shows blocked chamfered
first-floor window, and altered 2-light chamfered mullioned windows, that on
ground floor partly blocked, now holding horizontal sashes. Dripmoulds
between floors. 2 iron cross tie plates on upper floors. Garden wall at
front has sloped-topped copings. Interior: early C19 dogleg staircase with
stick balusters and moulded handrail. C17 timber panelling divided into
bays by 2 quasi-Ionic pilasters with scooped ornament on shafts, at head of
stair. King-post roof trusses. Extension has inglenook fireplace with
moulded firebeam. Late C19 return of garden wall is not of special
interest. Rear wall of farmhouse badly bulged outwards at time of
resurvey.

Listing NGR: NZ5650319397

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17534066

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
• 
  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
• 
  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
• 
  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
• 
  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)