Swinden Hall
Swinden Hall, Swinden
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1296668
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Swinden Hall
- Statutory Address:
- Swinden Hall, Swinden
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1296668
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Swinden Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- Swinden Hall, Swinden
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:
- Swinden Hall, Swinden
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hellifield
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 86107 54417
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24 December 2024 to reformat the text to current standards.
SD 85 SE
4/105
SWINDEN
Swinden Hall
20.2.58
II*
House. Dated 1657 over door with c.1600 rear wing. Rubble with dressed quoins and stone slate roof. Almost symmetrical plan. Three storeys and three bays, the entrance front being almost symmetrical around the full length gabled porch. Tudor arched doorway with studded door and hoodmould; the lintel is scratched '1657 MAY THE 16 EW and HW'.
The ground floor has, on either side of the porch, one six-light window with King mullion, the first one five-light window, the second one three-light stepped window, all double chamfered with hoodmoulds. The porch conforms in its top storey but has a three-light window to the first floor. All these windows have early C19 cast iron lozenge glazing: the two gable ends have stacks, both are external with offsets. One two-light doulbe chamfered window to left gable and one of three-lights to the rear where there is also a blocked doorway. These elevations show evidence of alteration with changed windows to the kitchen and morning room, several modern windows with flat faced mullions and some disturbed stonework. A small connecting wing of later date (straight joint on right gable) leads to the old dairy which is the previous farmhouse of c.1600. Two storeys, three bays with small extension of granary over outhouse to left. Ground floor with two-light window with ovolo mullion to left of doorway decorative Craven lintel and single-light window to right, continuous dripmould. The windows are repeated above. Eaves on stone brackets. Tudor arched doorway to left, plain window on either floor. Rear elevation has three-light and two-light windows.
Interior: altered, with probably late C19/early C20 staircase. Morning room (old kitchen) with large fireplace with hollow roll mould and hinge lintel; cross beam with double roll mould. Drawing room with segmental arched fireplace with thirteen voussoir stones, hollow chamfered. Plastered cross-beams. Dining room with central plaster ceiling diamond with relief strawberries. Beam plastered in. Main bedroom with plaster overmantel with strawberries, acorns, fleur de lys etc. Large chamfered beams on stone corbels, now plastered. Upper floor shows three large King post trusses one of which has been altered. Smaller king post truss in dairy.
Listing NGR: SD8610754417
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 324983
- 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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