Prior's Wood Hall
PRIOR'S WOOD HALL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1278385
- Date first listed:
- 22-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Prior's Wood Hall
- Statutory Address:
- PRIOR'S WOOD HALL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1278385
- Date first listed:
- 22-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Prior's Wood Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- PRIOR'S WOOD 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:
- PRIOR'S WOOD HALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- West Lancashire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dalton
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 50156 09613
Details
DALTON SD 50 NW 10/41 Prior's Wood Hall 22-4-1967 II
House. Late C17 with C19 alterations. Sandstone rubble with stone slate roof. 2 storeys with attic. H-plan, with taller C19 wing parallel with eastern cross-wing. North facade has rebated and chamfered mullioned windows. Right-hand (west) cross-wing has windows of 5 lights on the ground floor, 4 on the 1st floor and 2 to the attic. Tooling on the window surrounds and quoins suggests a C19 rebuilding of this wing. The recessed centre has a 2-storey gabled porch. To its left on the 1st floor is a 5-light window, to its right one of 4 lights. Below are added single-storey lean-tos which each have a 3-light window. The 1st floor window of the porch is of 2 lights. The windows of the left-hand cross- wing include one of 4 lights with transom lighting the stair and one of 2 lights to the attic. The outer porch doorway has a moulded round arch and moulded imposts. Above is a blank plaque enclosed by a hood. The inner door is C17, of oak with 2 panels. Chimneys to each side of right-hand cross-wing, to left of left-hand cross-wing and to right of porch. The main facade of the C19 wing faces south. It has a canted bay window on the ground floor and mullioned windows above. Interior: east wing contains stair with open string, stick balusters, and swept handrail. Middle room has 2 axial beams with deep quarter-round mouldings, and an inglenook forming a lobby-entry. A C17 dog-leg stair has a closed string and turned balusters. The lower flight has been re-arranged. Part of the attic has a clay floor. The visible roof trusses have tie beams, collars, and raking struts. The western truss over the central part of the house contains some re-used moulded timber.
Listing NGR: SD5015609613
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 357803
- 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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