Description

THORNTON DALE HIGH STREET
SE 8383
(south side)
14/121 The Hall (Previously
Listed as Thornton Hall,
including Stable block,
10.11.53 gate piers and walling on
* main road)
GV II
Incorrectly marked on 0.5 map as The Hall Hotel
Hall, now residential home for elderly people. C17 probably with earlier
origins; main front remodelled early C18; service wing added late C18;
refenestrated and main front porch added early C19; extended to rear late
C19; present entrance added C20. C17 block: sandstone ashlar on plinth,
rendered to centre, with painted raised and chamfered quoins. C18 range:
dressed sandstone front, coursed sandstone rubble to rear, with tooled flush
quoins. Slate roofs to both builds. Originally H plan, with service wing
to right rear added; later extensions to rear. Garden front: 2 storeys; 3-
bay centre range with 2-bay crosswings. Pedimented Doric porch to centre
containing Gothick-glazed double doors. Gothick-glazed sashes to left and
right, and 12-pane sashes to first floor. 12-pane sashes to crosswings with
flat brick arches to first floor windows to left. Stone sills and raised
architraves to all windows. Moulded eaves course beneath modillion cornice
and panelled parapet. Roof hipped to front of crosswings. Entrance front:
5-bay range to left and 7-bay service wing set forward to right. Single
storey porch in re-entrant angle. C20 glazed double doors to porch. Tall
24-pane sash to left of entrance and irregularly placed 12-pane sashes
further to left. Same eaves course and parapet as to main front. 16-pane
sashes to service wing with raised keyblock lintels throughout. Cavetto-
moulded eaves course. Coped gables and shaped kneelers. Rear: 2-storey and
attic central gabled extension flanked by similar height gabled crosswings
of original house. Chamfered rebated architraves survive with replacement
12-pane sashes to crosswings. Raised keyblock lintels to windows in service
wing to left. Ridge stacks to all ranges. A bellcote is formed by paired
stacks to service wing. Interior: fine C19 stone carved fireplace in centre
room of original house. C17 staircase with panelling survives to left of
C20 entrance, with early C18 replacement balusters and ramped-up handrail.
At the head of the staircase three C17 keyed round arches of three orders
with moulded imposts and pilasters lead to first floor corridors. Main
corridor to centre has raised and fielded panelling and 8-panel doors.

Listing NGR: SE8364783063

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17540240

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