Description

NORTH YORKSHIRE
SELBY
ELVINGTON B1228
5342
SE 74 NW
(south side)
7/22 Elvington Hall
- II *
House. Elizabethan origins with later alterations and additions including
those of mid - late C18 with wing of c.1920. C18 additions reputedly by
John Carr. Reddish-orange brick in Flemish bond, and pinkish-brown brick in
English garden wall bond with red brick and ashlar dressings and Welsh slate
roof. Garden front (the C18 part): 2 storeys, 3 bays with C20 2-storey, 2-
bay addition to right and further 2-lower-storey, 3-bay service wing.
Originally central entrance a C20 glazed door under fanlight with radial
glazing bars with probably early C19 doorcase of pilasters supporting
frieze, dentil cornice and open dentil pediment, within round-arched recess
of red gauged brick. Outer bays are canted to full height. 12-pane sashes
throughout under flat arches of red gauged brick with continuous sill bands.
Dentil frieze. Hipped roof with separate roofs to bays. Cast iron
rainwaterheads. C20 additions a single and a canted bay continue in similar
style. Service wing has tripartite 12-pane and 12-pane sashes. End and
ridge stacks. Entrance to rear a 6-panel double door in Corinthian doorcase
with dentil frieze and pediment. Interior: C18 features include neo-
classical cornice, frieze, fireplace window and door mouldings to ground and
first floor rooms of left-hand bay. Hall and lobby have modillion cornice.
Late C18 / early C19 fireplace to dining room brought from elsewhere.
Openwell staircase has column on vase balusters, 2 per tread, installed
c1920. 6-panel doors.

Listing NGR: SE7029647604

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17550126

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Recommended Books

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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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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)