Description

MIRFIELD BALDERSTONE HALL LANE
SE 22 SW FORMER URBAN DISTRICT (Mirfield)

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Balderstone Hall
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G.V. II

Large detached house. Probably early to mid C18 but said to have
been built by Dr John Balderstone in 1690. Ashlar, with rendered
left side. Stone slate roof with gable copings on long cut kneelers.
Central rendered stack. 2 storeys. String course over ground
floor. 5-bay gabled front, with cross windows to 1st floor and
single C19 sashes to ground floor, in original surrounds but with
mullion and transom removed. All double chamfered. Central
doorway with moulded architrave and ornamental lintel. Central
round arched attic window, probably C19, as perhaps is gable. Two
cross windows to 1st floor of left side and small single light, all
double chamfered. Two storey C19 addition to right.

After 1738 the hall was occupied by the Shepley family.

H. N. Pobjoy, A History of Mirfield, 1968.

Listing NGR: SE2110621089

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26600116

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Recommended Books

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Hampshire: South (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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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings