Description

SK 4427-4527
9/66

CASTLE DONINGTON
HIGH STREET (east side)
No 9 (Hall Farmhouse)

7.12.62

GV
II
House. North wing is late C16 in origin, rebuilt and extended to south to form L-plan late C17-C18, and altered C20. North and west fronts are of brick, on high stone base; remainder is of dressed stone. C20 tiled roofs with coped gables, brick chimneys with off-set caps.

Two storeys, attic and basement. West front, to road, is of three bays, with first floor band-course and dentil eaves. Basement has two-light leaded casement to left, and larger two-light opening with chamfered mullion between left bays. Both openings have chamfered stone surrounds. Bowed brick projections support ground floor windows which are also bowed and have five-light leaded casements. Bows are early C19 with windows renewed C20. First floor has C20 wooden cross casements with original gauged heads. Right gable end has C20 stone bay window to ground floor. Rear elevations have barred wooden casements of two- and three-lights, mostly renewed C20, but with larger C19 casement to first floor of gable end of north wing. This gable end also has C20 door and lean-to dairy extension around north east corner. Along rear of west wing is a C20 stone lean-to with Cornish slate roof, barred wooden casements, and door in four-centred arch dated 1634, reused.

Interior has richly moulded cross beam in rear bay of north wing, and heavy C16 floor joists in front bay. South bays of west wing have ovolo-moulded beams. C17 staircase in north west corner has heavy turned wooden balusters, and top landing with splat balusters. A little C17 panelling. Panelled doors.

Listing NGR: SK4441827146

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26631334

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