Description

CRESSWELL CRESSWELL HALL NZ 29 SE 8/1 Stable Block of former Cresswell Hall 20.10.69 GV II Stable block, 1829 by John Shaw for Addison John Cresswell-Baker. Tooled-and- margined ashlar; slate roofs. Imposing ranges on 3 sides of a court closed to south by a wall with flat coping. North range 2 storeys, 7 bays, the central projecting under a clock tower: doorway with cornice on moulded corbels, modillion cornice at eaves level, 3-light mullioned window to 2nd floor. Moulded set-back clock stage with clock faces under garlands. Roman Doric bellcote with square piers distyle in antis on each side and low-pitched pyramidal roof with antefixae. Bays flanking tower have paired carriage entrances with stone lintels beneath moulded cornices; and corniced doorways between end bays. Window openings empty; all openings have chamfered surrounds. Eaves cornice with paired brackets. 4 corniced ridge stacks with conjoined shafts.

West range 5 bays with similar detail. Central bay set forward with large archway; imposts, moulded keystone, modillion cornice and parapet over. Roof hipped to left. At far left lower wall with segment-headed arch links with wall closing courtyard on south. East range 4 bays, irregular fenestration.

Interior: stone open-well stair in north range behind tower. Derelict and partly roofless at time of survey.

Cresswell Hall, built 1821-4, was demolished in 1937.

Listing NGR: NZ2879993014

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