SKEFFINGTON HALL

SKEFFINGTON HALL, MAIN STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1074875
Date first listed:: 19-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:: SKEFFINGTON HALL
Statutory Address:: SKEFFINGTON HALL, MAIN STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1074875
Date first listed:: 19-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:: SKEFFINGTON HALL
Statutory Address 1:: SKEFFINGTON HALL, MAIN STREET

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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Location

Statutory Address:: SKEFFINGTON HALL, MAIN STREET

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

County:: Leicestershire
District:: Harborough (District Authority)
Parish:: Skeffington
National Grid Reference:: SK 74183 02640

Details

SKEFFINGTON

SK 70 SW MAIN STREET (North Side)

4/87 Skeffington Hall

19.10.51

GV II*

Large House, now divided into 2 residences. Circa 1450, extended c1530 and again in early or mid Cl7 Largely coursed ironstone rubble with white limestone ashlar dressings. Swithland slate roofs. 2 storeyed with attics. H-plan, the oldest part forming the south wing. Main front represents the C17 building, 8-bays, with outer coped gables, each with 2 2-light mullioned and transomed windows on each floor. Central doorway in projecting balustraded porch, the architrave with fluted shafts, and consoles supporting a scrolly open pediment. 1 2-light mullioned and transomed window each side of it on the ground floor, and to the left an additional pair of windows lighting the stairs. Over the porch a canted oriel bay window with mullioned and transomed lights. All windows have ovolo mouldings. Embattled parapet runs between the 2 gables with paired string-courses continuous across the facade at parapet level. 3 dormers in the roof. South front in 3 distinct parts. To the right the return wall of the Cl7 front range, with 2 2-light mullioned and transomed windows on each floor, embattled parapet above. Projecting slightly to the left of this is a block of c1530 in white ashlar work. It represents a full height squared bay, now built up against its west side and with blind tracery panels in its east wall, but the main front contains paired 3-light mullioned and transomed windows, square headed below, scallopped above, contained in an overall composition with blank traceried panels with shields between them, and projecting string-course with flag-staff holders above. Embattled parapets and 2 dormers. 2 bays to the left are of ironstone, finely coursed, and of uncertain date, but the 3-light mullioned and transomed windows are Victorian insertions. To the rear of this range is the earliest part of the building, a full height canted bay window with depressed 4-centred arched windows below and true 4-centred arched lights above, with ornately moulded architraves. Embattled parapet and low chamfered sills. This represents the bay at the dais end of a hall house. Right of this and of later date 2 bays with a new single light on each floor to left, and a Palladian window on each floor beyond, possibly removed from south elevation in C19. Rear of main range has chamfered 4-centred C16 or early Cl7 doorway to right with original oak panelled door, and full height Victorian canted bay window with mullioned and transomed lights. Embattled parapet and string-course across the entire facade. Gable and axial stacks. Inside, intricately wrought wood Tudor chimney piece, with grotesque figures etc., in main hall but probably re-sited from another room. 4-centred arched stone fireplace with Charles I fireback in another room. Victorian drawing room panelled in Cl7 or C18 style with some armorial glass.

Listing NGR: SK7418302640

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:: 190615
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.