Description

WALTON BACK LANE
1.
5169 (North Side)
Walton
Park Hall
SK 3569 8/43 13.3.68.

II GV

2.
Generally of C17 date but some features stylistically earlier and suggest C16 work.
The entrance has a reset panel above it inscribed:-
1661
A
P I
F I.
Of coursed rubble with quoins. Main or southern facade of 2 storeys but with eastern
projecting gabled wing of 3 storeys. Stone slate roof with coped gable. Diagonal
chimney stacks (probably rebuilt). A blocked window on each floor in angle between
gabled wing and rest of building. 3 windows, stone mullions, those in gabled wing
and all ground floor with dripstone moulds. Of 2, 3 and 4 lights, casements with
glazing bars, the top lights with shallow arches. Former off centre door with
cambered head, now modern glazing. 1 slope top dormer. 1 storey western outshut
contains entrance. Rear gable looks earlier. Interior has some plaster moulded
ceilings decorated with roses, oak leaves acorns and blackberries possibly of C16
date. Fireplace and some 6 panelled doors.

Listing NGR: SK3555669511

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26498951

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Recommended Books

• 
  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)