Description

FEATHERSTONE HALL STREET
SE 41 NW
(west side, off) Purston
Jaglin
5/11 Purston Hall
-
- II

Large house, now offices. 1820s and 1863; altered. Sandstone ashlar, slate
roof. Rectangular double pile plan with service wings at left end. Front
block, facing south, 2 storeys, 5 x 3 bays, symmetrical; 1st floor band, 3-
bay centre breaking forwards slightly has a rectangular single storey porch,
containing a round-headed doorway with imposts, semicircular fanlight
(lacking glazing bars) all within an eared architrave, a moulded cornice and
low parapet (modern ramped approach to porch not included in the item); above
this porch, a doorway with moulded architrave (modern railings to porch
balcony not included in the item); otherwise, 4 sashed windows without
glazing bars on each floor, and sill bands to both floors; moulded cornice,
low pitched hipped roof (now lacking chimneys). Return walls in matching
style, and 3-bay service wing set back at left end similar except that
windows are mostly 12-pane sashes. Attached rear block under parallel roof,
5 x 2 bays, in matching style, has pedimented centre, with date "1863" in the
pediment.

Listing NGR: SE4294519665

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26553024

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Old House Care and Repair