Description

SJ 69 SW WINWICK C.P. DELPH LANE
(North Side)

Houghton Green
2/15 Myddleton Hall

9/8/1966
II*

Hall, 1658; altered internally early C19 and later. Small brown
bricks with sandstone plinth and dressings. Of 2 storeys and 5 bays.
Hall and 2 cross wings with slightly lower right wing. Roofs of
artificial stone slates. In left gable an altered 3-light transomed
window to lower storey and a 6-light mullioned window to bedroom, both
under labels; the great hall portion has a central 5-light mullioned
and transomed window under label to lower storey with a boarded door
to right, a weathered stone band at first floor, datestone over door
"1658 EH RAS", with 3 carved roses, a 2-light mullioned window over
door, a 6-light mullioned window to left and a 1-light window to each
storey in return of left gable; the right gable has a 7-light
mullioned and transomed window to lower storey and a 7-light mullioned
window to upper storey; in the right wing are a replaced boarded door
to right, under a label, a 3-light mullioned and transomed window to
lower storey, left, and two 4-light windows to upper storey under
gable. All glazing is leaded with rectangular panes, some of old
glass.
Central ridge chimney of brick has 5 separated diagonal flues; chimney
between the main and right wings has 3 separated diagonal flues.
Ornate bargeboards to main wing C19.
In left end some brickwork is renewed and 2 oak mullioned windows to
lower storey and 1 to upper storey are inserted. There was a
Victorian wing against this end, now demolished. The rear is altered
in keeping.
Interior. Much of the ground floor is of sandstone flags. 6-panel
doors (with margin mouldings in drawing room, formerly the Hall, which
has early C19 panelled plaster ceiling and cast iron grate in marble
chimney piece). The study has moulded ceiling with 2 plastered beams;
the housekeeper's room or snug has a Victorian cast-iron grate in
Victorian Tudor chimney piece; the kitchen has cast iron grate
probably early C19, with good patterned oven door, weight-turned spit
and bread-oven; 2 plastered beams. The open string stair, probably
substantially early C19, has straight flight of 10 steps leading to 5
winders.
During the early C19 John Greenall (of Gilbert and John Greenall,
distillers and brewers) lived at Myddleton Hall.

Listing NGR: SJ6199592973

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17550460

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Recommended Books

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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5