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Kettlethorpe Hall

A Grade I Listed Building in Wakefield South, Wakefield

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6457 / 53°38'44"N

Longitude: -1.4977 / 1°29'51"W

OS Eastings: 433300

OS Northings: 416698

OS Grid: SE333166

Mapcode National: GBR KVZ8.JV

Mapcode Global: WHCB5.YMZG

Plus Code: 9C5WJGW2+7W

Entry Name: Kettlethorpe Hall

Listing Date: 14 July 1953

Last Amended: 1 February 1979

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1259736

English Heritage Legacy ID: 444448

ID on this website: 101259736

Location: Stand Bridge, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2

County: Wakefield

Electoral Ward/Division: Wakefield South

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Wakefield

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Chapelthorpe St James

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


1. KETTLETHORPE HALL DRIVE
5115 off Standbridge Lane

Kettlethorpe Hall
(formerly listed under
Sandal liKgrm)
SE 31 NW 13/41 14.7.53.

I

2.
Dated 1727 on keystone at 1st floor centre. Small but exquisite house with
crisp and lively detail. 2-storey, five windows, with one-storey outer bays.
Ashlar with quoins, 1st floor band, enriched cornice and tall parapet with
scrolled sides and urn finials (some removed at time of survey), Tall central
chimney stack surrounded by separate column shafts linked by entablature.
Sash windows with glazing bars, in architraves with sculptured keystones on
1st floor, and in raised surrounds with entablatures and pediments (with ornament
of fruit, flowers and animals) below. Doorcase of strapwork pilasters and
bracketed serpentine own pediment with draped escutcheon. Initials ANA on
key. Considerable early and late C19 additions behind, Some woodwork remains
inside and a few fireplaces cut no original plasterwork except for some single
cornices. Staircase with carved tread ends and ramped handrail in stairwell
with dado panelling and domed roof light. Several pretty Victorian chimneypieces.


Listing NGR: SE3330016698

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