Shawdon Hall
SHAWDON HALL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1038949
- Date first listed:
- 25-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Shawdon Hall
- Statutory Address:
- SHAWDON HALL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1038949
- Date first listed:
- 25-Aug-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Shawdon Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- SHAWDON HALL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SHAWDON HALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hedgeley
- National Grid Reference:
- NU 09268 14319
Details
HEDGELEY SHAWDON NU 01 SE 8/245 Shawdon Hall GV II*
Country House. Dated 1779 on rainwater heads, possibly by William Newton, for William Hargrave. Rear wing truncated 1970. Main block tooled ashlar with Lakeland slate roof; rear wing squared stone with Welsh slate roof.
South front 2 storeys, 2 + 3 + 2 bays: plinth, sill and 1st floor bands, dentil eaves cornice. 3-bay centre has giant pilasters with palmette capitals, fluted frieze with paterae, and pediment enclosing 1817 wood carving of Pawson arms and mantling. 6 steps up to central Venetian doorway with half-glazed door and plain fanlight, fluted frieze and archivolt, under round arch. Plate-glass sash windows. Hipped roof with 2 stepped-and-corniced ridge stacks.
5-bay left return shows similar detail; central open pediment, with floating cornice over 1st floor window beneath. Plainer 4-bay right return has similar fenestration in right bays but only 1st floor blind windows on left; 5-bay right rear wing with central 6-panel door and latticed overlight in plain porch; 4-pane sash windows. Rear elevation shows 20-pane sash stair window with radial head; rear (west) elevation of wing shows projecting 3-bay section with pediment.
Interior: Entrance hall has mahogany doors with carved fielded panels; fluted dentil frieze and overdoors. Dining room has carved black-and-white marble fireplace from Close House, Wylam, dado rail, long enriched panels; fluted frieze with paterae, and matching overdoors. Sitting room has white marble fireplace,with coloured inlaid medallions, and palmette frieze. Lower and upper stair halls both have arches with fluted archivolts on imposts with paterae; band of fluting at landing level, panelling, anthemion top cornice. Open-well stair with stick balusters, moulded wreathed and ramped handrail and curtail step. Bedrooms have dado rails and moulded cornices. Doorway to servants' stair has fluted archivolt and radial overlight. One lavatory of c.1880; panelled cistern with glazed floral tiles.
C. Hussey, 'Shawdon Hall, Northumberland', Country Life Mar. 5 1959, 460-463.
Listing NGR: NU0926814319
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 236590
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 5 March, (1959), 460-463
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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