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Amington Hall

A Grade II* Listed Building in Tamworth, Staffordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6491 / 52°38'56"N

Longitude: -1.6613 / 1°39'40"W

OS Eastings: 423008

OS Northings: 305758

OS Grid: SK230057

Mapcode National: GBR 5GL.SY3

Mapcode Global: WHCGY.GP30

Plus Code: 9C4WJ8XQ+JF

Entry Name: Amington Hall

Listing Date: 22 July 1953

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1297342

English Heritage Legacy ID: 386438

ID on this website: 101297342

Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79

County: Staffordshire

District: Tamworth

Electoral Ward/Division: Spital

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Tamworth

Traditional County: Warwickshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire

Church of England Parish: Amington

Church of England Diocese: Birmingham

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Description



TAMWORTH

SK20NW ASHBY ROAD, Amington
670-1/2/4 (South side)
22/07/53 Amington Hall

II*

House, now flats. c1810. Ashlar; with hipped slate roof and
ashlar stacks; brick rear wing. L-plan. Classical Revival
style. 2 storeys; 3-bay range, the central bay breaking
forward under pediment. Platt band over ground floor; top
cornice and blocking course. Entrance in bowed porch with
Tuscan aedicule and paired 2-panel doors with panel over;
flanking windows. Windows have 12-pane sashes, one with horns.
2 cross-axial stacks with cornices and gablets. Left return of
3 bays, one blind window. Right return of 7 bays, the central
3 bays forming full height bow with ashlar dome, which has
15-pane sashes, those to 1st floor with iron grilles; signs of
former verandah with swept roof. Rear has varied stacks and
windows with rubbed brick flat arches. 2-storey painted brick
rear wing, now 4 houses, has mid C19 windows, most with C20
top-hung casements.
INTERIOR: entrance hall has panelled pilasters to porch and
early C19, or earlier, stained glass to windows, mostly
armorial; entablature has triglyph frieze with demi-goat
crests to metopes; round-headed inner entrance has fanlight
with decorative glazing bars; cantilever stair has
lattice-work iron balustrade, cornice to stair well with
Vitruvian scroll; some rooms have cornices and fireplaces.


Listing NGR: SK2300805758

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