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Aston Hall

Aston Hall, Aston Hall Drive, Aston on Trent, DE72 2DE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1096430
Date first listed:: 10-Nov-1967
List Entry Name:: Aston Hall
Statutory Address:: Aston Hall, Aston Hall Drive, Aston on Trent, DE72 2DE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1096430
Date first listed:: 10-Nov-1967
List Entry Name:: Aston Hall
Statutory Address 1:: Aston Hall, Aston Hall Drive, Aston on Trent, DE72 2DE

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:: Aston Hall, Aston Hall Drive, Aston on Trent, DE72 2DE

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

County:: Derbyshire
District:: South Derbyshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Aston upon Trent
National Grid Reference:: SK 41498 29170

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17/12/2019

SK 42 NW 4/9 PARISH OF ASTON-UPON-TRENT Aston Hall Drive Aston Hall

[Formerly listed at SHARDLOW ROAD (south side)]

10.11.67

GV II*

Small country house, later part of hospital. 1735, built for Robert Holden, with early C19 alterations and with large early C19 addition which was in turn altered in 1907 by Edward Holden, also with minor C20 additions and alterations. Painted red brick with hipped plain tile roofs and rendered side wall and ridge stacks. Early C18 part has gauged brick and stone dressings, stone plinth, stone plain first floor band and similar band at first floor sill level, also with moulded stone cornice and low parapets. Later part has brick or painted stone dressings, brick first and second floor bands, dentilled eaves to east and north and wide bracketed eaves to west front.

Irregular plan. Early C18 house, five bays by three bays and three storeys, the remainder three storeys plus attics. East front of early C18 house has slightly advanced central bay. Ground floor has large C19 bays with full height; pilastered tripartite openings plus sashes to either side of projecting, glazed conservatory. Above, central bay has an early C18 moulded Venetian window with glazing bar sashes and to either side there are pairs of glazing bar sashes below flat gauged brick arches with stone keyblocks. Similar smaller windows over to sides and a central glazing bar sash in moulded stone surround with corniced keystone flanked by smaller sashes in raised surrounds with keystones. Attached to north is a recessed early C19 four bay wing with later additions all along the ground floor and glazing bar sashes below rusticated wedge lintels to first and second floors, also with three later roof dormers. North elevation has segment headed windows to ground and first floors, and flat headed two-light windows above.

West elevation of early C18 house similar to eastern one except for a central Ionic columned porch flanked by pairs of glazing bar sashes below gauged brick arches with stone keyblocks, to ground floor.

Projecting additions to north have two storey c1907 bay windows with leaded cross windows and bracketed cornices.

Interior has numerous early C18 features including early C18 panelling with carved overdoors in the hall, bolection moulded fireplaces and two original staircases. The main staircase has knopped balusters with tapering columns, on vases with twisted fluting, also a ramped moulded handrail with large wreath to base and elaborately carved cheekpieces. Dado panelling with fluted pilasters on opposite wall. Back staircase has simple knopped tapering column balusters, and ramped handrail. Most original early C18 six panelled doors survive and attics have three rooms with C17 panelling. First floor has central room with early C18 panelling and cornice, and southern room with good early C19 Adam style ceiling. Two similar early C19 plasterwork ceilings in north-west range and two good early C19 Adam style fireplaces, also two C18 fireplaces of coloured marble with attached columns. Three C17 style overmantles, made up of assorted C17 pieces of carving and good quality early C20 fittings in remodelled wing.

Listing NGR: SK4149829170

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

Legacy System number:: 82994
Legacy System:: LBS

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