Ilam Hall and Gardeners Cottage
ILAM HALL AND GARDENERS COTTAGE, ILAM PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1188713
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Ilam Hall and Gardeners Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- ILAM HALL AND GARDENERS COTTAGE, ILAM PARK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1188713
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Ilam Hall and Gardeners Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- ILAM HALL AND GARDENERS COTTAGE, ILAM PARK
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:
- ILAM HALL AND GARDENERS COTTAGE, ILAM PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Staffordshire Moorlands (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ilam
- National Park:
- Peak District
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 13137 50660
Details
SK 15 SW
8/120
ILAM C.P.
ILAM PARK
Ilam Hall and Gardener's Cottage
(Previously listed as the Hall)
1.2.67.
G.V. II *
Remains of country house now youth hostel and attached cottage. 1821-6.
Built by James Trubshawe to the designs of John Shaw. Ashlar; slate
roofs; ashlar stacks. Tudor Gothick style. East Elevation: In 3
parts; tower to left; central range and stair turret; porte cochere
to right. Tower: 3 storeys; 1 window; ground floor doorway with 4-
centred head; first floor tall mullioned and transomed window of 6
lights; second floor mullioned windows of 3 lights, both windows have
square heads and straight hood moulds. Moulded parapet band to plain
parapet. Central range and stair turret: 3 storeys with moulded first
floor band; 5 windows, extending through 2 storeys as open hall; pointed
mullioned and transomed; crenellated transoms; the 2 lower lights have
trefoiled heads, the 2 upper ones ogee heads,stylised Perpendicular
tracery above; moulded parapet band and crenellated parapet; semi-
octagonal stair turret to right standing higher than central range, lit
by narrow loops; moulded bands to first stage continued from central rang
to second stage, and to crenellated parapet; integral gable end stack
behind turret with 4 circular section shafts, 2 twisted and 2 with chevron
ornament, all have crenellated caps. Porte Cochere: 2 storeys; 1:1:1
bays; octagonal turret to right with crenellated parapet and concave
sided cap surmounted by ball finial; square projection to left with first
floor pointed window; central 4-centred coach arch; first floor band
decorated with quatrefoils; panel to first floor with moulded edges
containing a coat of arms; moulded parapet band and crenellated parapet.
Service Courtyard to North: East Elevation: 2 storeys; 5:1:5 bays;
central gatehouse with 4 centred coach arch, first floor 4-light mullioned
oriel with moulded base and crenellated parapet; ovolo moulded parapet
band to crenellated parapet; arcade of 4-centred arches to each side;
3 first floor 3-light mullioned windows to each side; ridge stack to
centre of left hand range of 6 square sectioned shafts; integral gable
end stack to right. Gardener's Cottage attached to North end of this
range. Coursed and squared limestone rubble with hammer dressed ashlar
quoins and dressings; hipped slate roof; hammer dressed ashlar stacks.
L shape plan. 2 storeys; 2 windows; projecting blind wing to right;
mullioned windows with hollow chafered mullions and rebated surrounds;
ground floor left has 3 lights; first floor left 2 lights; first floor
right a single light; 4 panelled door to ground floor right with oblong
over-light, within an ovolo moulded surround; left hand return wall of
wing has a 3-light mullioned window and a 2-light mullioned window both
with hollow chamfered mullions in rebated surrounds.
Listing NGR: SK1312450673
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 274478
- 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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