Hannington Hall

Hannington Hall, Queen's Road

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1023333
Date first listed:: 26-Jan-1955
List Entry Name:: Hannington Hall
Statutory Address:: Hannington Hall, Queen's Road

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1023333
Date first listed:: 26-Jan-1955
List Entry Name:: Hannington Hall
Statutory Address 1:: Hannington Hall, Queen's Road

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Hannington Hall, Queen's Road

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Swindon (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Hannington
National Grid Reference:: SU 17812 93172

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12 November 2021 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards

SU 19 SE 5/212

HANNINGTON QUEEN'S ROAD (north side) Hannington Hall

26.1.55

GV II*

House. 1653 by Raufe and William Freke, sons of Sir Thomas Freke who bought estate in 1605, possibly incorporating earlier parsonage. Staircase with glass dome above, front (south) porch and bow window French Drawing Room and Orangery added during remodelling of house for Col. Henry Freke in 1836. Service wing to east side of house added 1863 (truncated 1963).

Two and a half storeys, rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings, and balustraded parapet stone tile roofs. East front probably fairly original, though lacks entrance if it ever had one. Five bays, centre a two storey angled bay; flanking gables with weathered coping-gables and adjacent bays possibly added 1697 (see rainwater heads). Long inscription below parapet of centre five bays and two panels of devices celebrating the brotherly love of William and Raufe Freke. Large chimneys with diagonal shafts. outer two bays on each side have mullion windows with drips and, in gables, relieving arches (a later c17 local characteristic). Inner three bays have large mullion and transom windows. Three windows. Two bay 1863 matching extension to right, remains of a considerable service wing, removed recently. South side, much altered circa 1836, has central porch break with moulded Tudor archway and three light window over; flanking angled bays with shields between floors.

Orangery breaks forward to left: threexsix bays, panelled pilasters and balustered parapet inscribed "Henricus Freke c.B.1836". Adjacent to orangery at rear of house is the French Drawing Room; interior in Louis XV style, competently done and with six medallion paintings by Captain Willes-Johnson R.N. (who inherited 1848).

Rest of interior: largely remodelled by Colonel Henry-Freke in the 1830's eg four centred ornamental panelled hall-vault with pendants and ornamental vaults in other rooms; top-lit staircase. Stair hall contains a late C16/early C17 fireplace with carved overmantel from Bristol, An Adam-style fireplace of plain design in south-east room (from Wroughton House, qv) dining-room with heavy Jacobean ornamentation designed by Sir Harold Brakespeare in 1924.

Listing NGR: SU1781293172

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 318342
Legacy System:: LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.