HAIGH HALL

HAIGH HALL, SCHOOL LANE

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1228292
Date first listed:: 19-Nov-1951
List Entry Name:: HAIGH HALL
Statutory Address:: HAIGH HALL, SCHOOL LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1228292
Date first listed:: 19-Nov-1951
List Entry Name:: HAIGH HALL
Statutory Address 1:: HAIGH HALL, SCHOOL LANE

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:: HAIGH HALL, SCHOOL LANE

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

District:: Wigan (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Haigh
National Grid Reference:: SD 59752 08515

Details

HAIGH SCHOOL LANE SD 50 NE (south side) 5/65 Haigh Hall 19.11.51 G.V. II* House. 1827-40. For and possibly by 24th Earl of Crawford and Balcarres. Stone. 3 storeys, square plan round central light well. South east, entrance facade of 11 bays; 3rd, 4th and 8th, 9th bays project. Top cornice and parapet. Most windows are sashed with glazing bars, but ground floor windows and central 1st floor window have casements of a type found on the Haigh Hall estate, opening from the inside only and with small upper sash. Central 3 bays have hexastyle Tuscan porch, paired columns to each end. Entrance has eared architrave, panelled pilasters, frieze and consoled cornice; half-glazed door. Left return garden front of 7 bays, 1st, 5th and 7th are canted full-height bays. Windows have casements as ground floor of entrance front. Ornamental cast iron balcony to 1st floor. Rear of 10 bays, the 3rd, 4th and 7th, 8th bays projecting; ground floor windows have casements, the rest are sashed with glazing bars. Right return of 8 bays, end full-height canted bays and 2 round-headed service entrances have fanlights with glazing bars. Penthouse to roof. Several stacks. Interior: rich decoration to rooms. Entrance hall has coffered ceiling and anthemion frieze; 2 fireplaces with gothic-style grates; wind direction indicator. Stair hall has sail vault with central light; lunettes have friezes of Vitruvian scroll, urns and griffins, vault has fluting, the angles with masks. Ground floor room has early C18 end timber blind arcading on composite pilasters, rich spandrels and entablature, room has rich entablature, screen of 2 arches at one end (probably originally partition wall) with modillion cornice beyond, and panels to ceiling, 1st floor has room approached by enriched apse, with rich coffered ceiling, chandeliers and fireplaces. Library behind has ceiling decoration with symbols another room has apse and niches. Passage leads to re-used early C18 open well stair, open string 3 square column-on-vase balusters to the tread and saucer dome with etched glass to light.

Listing NGR: SD5975208515

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Legacy System number:: 402637
Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 18 Greater Manchester,

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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.