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Preston Hall Museum

A Grade II Listed Building in Preston-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5355 / 54°32'7"N

Longitude: -1.3374 / 1°20'14"W

OS Eastings: 442974

OS Northings: 515786

OS Grid: NZ429157

Mapcode National: GBR MH3Z.8X

Mapcode Global: WHD74.F8DB

Plus Code: 9C6WGMP7+63

Entry Name: Preston Hall Museum

Listing Date: 6 October 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1140000

English Heritage Legacy ID: 59411

Also known as: Preston Hall, Preston-on-Tees

ID on this website: 101140000

Location: Preston-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, TS18

County: Stockton-on-Tees

Civil Parish: Preston-on-Tees

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Preston-onTees

Church of England Diocese: Durham

Tagged with: English country house Local museum Museum building Local authority museum

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Description


NZ 41 NW PRESTON-ON-TEES YARM ROAD
(east side)

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Preston Hall Museum

6.10.83

II


Late C18 or early Cl9 house with large later C19 additions. Original rectangular
block with service wing. Pinkish brick with stone plinth and first floor band, cor-
nice and blocking course. Hipped Welsh slate roof. In front a projecting link
to a large, stone porte-cochere of late C19 with neo-baroque treatment. Further
extensions to left of similar date. Wrapped around the right hand corner a larger
conservatory of circa 1900 added by Ropner Shipping Company. A pent link from
house to a large domed glass pavilion with half-decagonal bows on three sides hav-
ing hipped roofs. Arcaded walls with radial leaded heads, cast iron pilasters be-
tween glazed panels. Garden front of original house shows large, three-window
rounded bow. Sash windows with glazing bars under gauged brick arches. Six-window
service wing runs to right. Lavish, later C19 interiors.


Listing NGR: NZ4297415786

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