Wennington Hall
WENNINGTON HALL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1165274
- Date first listed:
- 04-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Wennington Hall
- Statutory Address:
- WENNINGTON HALL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1165274
- Date first listed:
- 04-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Wennington Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- WENNINGTON 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:
- WENNINGTON HALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Lancaster (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wennington
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 61489 70488
Details
WENNINGTON SD 67 SW
5/186 Wennington Hall
II
School, formerly country house, said to be c1868 by Paley on site of earlier house, but present house appears to be of more than one build. Sandstone rubble, with roofs mainly of stone slate. South facade has 3-storey 2-bay section at the left, with a gable over each bay. The left-hand bay has 8-light mullioned and transomed windows with Tudor- arched heads on the ground and 1st floors. The 2nd floor window is stepped, with 3 lights and with tracery above the central light. The bay adjoining to the right has a similar window. Its 1st floor is blank apart from a carved coat of arms. Below is a moulded doorway with pointed arch. To the right are 3 bays which have windows with flat heads and Perpendicular tracery: of 6 lights with transoms on the ground floor and of 3 lights above. To the right is a gabled cross-wing which has a 2-storey canted bay window with similar details. The range adjoining to the right was moved from the stable court in the mid C20th. Behind the left-hand part of the facade a taller tower with corner turret and embattled parapet is visible. At the left are the buildings forming the front of the stable court. A single-storey gabled building has 2 adjacent cross windows with flat traceried heads. To its right a wall linking it with the main house has a 2-light window with similar head. To the left is a 2-bay link to the gatehouse, which is of 2 storeys with an embattled parapet and corner turret. On the 1st floor it has an oriel window of semi-circular plan. The-doorway is moulded with pointed arch. Inside, the entrance hall has a glazed Gothic screen. The dog-leg stair octagonal newels with moulded caps, and barley sugar balusters. The stair hall has a hammer-beam roof and is lit by a stained-glass window of 3 ogee lights with tracery under a pointed head.
Listing NGR: SD6148970488
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 182486
- 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.
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