Description

SE 22 NW BATLEY MB HIGH STREET BIRSTALL 2/23 No. 93 29.3.63 (Old Hall)

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Very fine large detached house. Dated 1700. Hammer dressed stone, part rendered. Quoins. Stone slate roof with hollow chamfered gable copings on carved kneelers. 2 storeys and attic. Double pile plan with gabled front and gabled wing to right side. Twin gabled 3-bay symmetrical facade with plinth. Central doorway with moulded surround and imposts supporting moulded and arched lintel inscribed: F T M 1700 To left and right is 12-light mullioned and transomed window with king mullion, to both floors, and 2-light window to each attic gable, all double chamfered.

Right elevation including projecting wing has 2 arched doorways, one small round arched window, various 2 and 3-light windows and one 5-light window, all double chamfered. Left elevation plain. Rear elevation is 2-gabled with 2-light window in each. Later doorway with tiny blind window to right and large cross-window and one 5-light window to left. One 3-light window to 1st floor of each bay, all double chamfered and some lights with early leaded, diamond glazing. Hood moulds and continuous drip moulding are very badly eroded.

Large central ashlar stack to each wing.

Interior said to have contemporary staircase.

Listing NGR: SE2239026443

External Links

• Wikidata Q17548164

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living