Salford Hall

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SPO5SE SALFORD PRIORS EVESHAM ROAD (South side) Abbots Salford 5/108 Salford Hall 01/02/67

GV I

Country house, now hotel. West range late C15, probably part of house built for the Abbots of Evesham (V.C.H.) North and east ranges dated 1602, "wrongly restored as 1662" (V.C.H.) Built for John Alderford, whose motto is on datestone, and completed for his son-in-law Charles Stanford. West range timber framed with close studding and plastered infill, and some coursed lias, and rendering to north front. North and east ranges of lias ashlar with limestone dressings, quoins etc. Tile roof throughout, mostly C20. West front of west range has 2 lias stacks with brick shafts; all other chimneys brick. U-plan, with wall across ends of courtyard to rear. 2 storeys and attics. North front: 6 window range. Projecting 2 storey porch and balancing 5-light bay window, 2 transoms on left, and recessed centre with 3-light window, all with shaped gables. Porch has 4-centred arch and moulded architrave with decorated datestone above. 3-light window over, and taller window above. C20 glazed doors inside. Stone mullioned windows, some with old glazing bars to both north and east ranges, mostly with transoms. 3-light first floor windows. Bellcote on roof. To right lower, wider range with broad gable. Two mid-C18 sash windows to each floor, and round window in gable. To left east range projects forward, with a 2 storey 4-light rectangular bay window. 4 light window above in shaped gable. East front: 2 storeys and attic, taller first floor. 5 window range. 1st, 3rd and 5th bays are 5-light rectangular bay windows, continued up into attic with 4-light windows and shaped gables. Studded door to central bay. West range has entirely irregular fenestration. 2 large external projecting stacks. Small projecting C15 wing adjacent to larger stack: 2 storeys of lias, with corbelling out on the right to 1st floor, and small 2-light stone mullions; 3rd storey of close studding. Left part of range rendered, right part has some lias to ground floor. C16 door to courtyard. Interior: west range has much exposed timber framing. Ground floor room at south end has beam with stylised cable moulding. North room with C17 panelling of varying design, and panel doors with H-hinges. Open well staircase with Chinese Chippendale type balustrade, but also with newel post of original winder staircase. This survives from 1st to 2nd floor, and has stop-chamfer to soffit of each tread. On 1st floor 2 early C18 panelled rooms. In one part of a late C16/early C17 plaster heraldic overmantel is visible behind missing panel. C17 and C18 panelled doors. On 2nd floor a 4 centred arched fireplace, possibly C15. Near it a hiding place disguised as a built-in cupboard with shelves. North range has hall and original screen with moulded muntins and rails; one opening filled in later. Later stud wall above screen. Door from screens passage to west range has moulded wood surround. Hall has shallow 4-centred arched fireplace, and some armorial glass in bay. Doorcase to east range early/ mid C18: shouldered architrave with keyblock and open pediment with carved coat of arms and scroll work; fine double-leaf panelled doors. East range has solid timber framed closed well staircase. Rooms much altered. Some armorial glass in windows. On 2nd floor former long gallery is now divided up. The Stanfords were Roman Catholics, and in the early C18 part of the ground floor of the east range was converted to a chapel, though this has not survived. Sources: V.C.H: Warwickshire III pp.156-7 Buildings of England: Warwickshire p.58

Listing NGR: SP0677550063

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Sources

Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Warwick, (1945), 156-7
Pevsner, N, Wedgwood, A, The Buildings of England: Warwickshire, (1966), 58

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