Description

SK 24 SE PARISH OF MERCASTON MERCASTON LANE
6/65 (West Side)
Hall Farmhouse
GV II

Farmhouse. C16, early C19 and late C19.Close studded timber framing, sandstone
ashlar and red brick, partly cement rendered, plain tile roofs with two external
gable stacks, one ridge stack and one eaves stack. L-plan, two storeys. Rear
wing has two bays of close studded timber framing to upper floor and part of one
interior stud partition. This may be a fragment of a much larger C16 house. Front
range rebuilt in early C19 but the south gable end wall is of large ashlar blocks.
East elevation of three symmetrical bays, cement rendered. Central doorway with
semi-circular top and fanlight. C20 door flanked on each side by glazing bar
sashes, three similar windows above. Inside, staircase with stick balusters and
reeded newel posts. Reeded window and door surrounds. Righthand room has dado
and marble chimney piece.

Listing NGR: SK2796641975

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Mercaston Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q6818040

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)