HALE HOUSE, INCLUDING QUADRANT PASSAGES TO PAVILIONS

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1301070
Date first listed:: 30-Apr-1955
List Entry Name:: HALE HOUSE, INCLUDING QUADRANT PASSAGES TO PAVILIONS
Statutory Address:: HALE HOUSE, INCLUDING QUADRANT PASSAGES TO PAVILIONS

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1301070
Date first listed:: 30-Apr-1955
Date of most recent amendment:: 13-Feb-1987
List Entry Name:: HALE HOUSE, INCLUDING QUADRANT PASSAGES TO PAVILIONS
Statutory Address 1:: HALE HOUSE, INCLUDING QUADRANT PASSAGES TO PAVILIONS

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: HALE HOUSE, INCLUDING QUADRANT PASSAGES TO PAVILIONS

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

County:: Hampshire
District:: New Forest (District Authority)
Parish:: Hale
National Park:: NEW FOREST
National Grid Reference:: SU 17947 18577

Details

In the entry for:

HALE HALE PARK SU 11 NE 6/71 Hale House, including quadrant passages to pavilions 30-4-55 (formerly listed as Hale House with Service Wings and Balustrade across Forecourt).

GV II

The entry shall be amended to read:-

SU 11 NE HALE HALE PARK 6/71 Hale House, including quadrant passages to pavilions 30-4-55 (formerly listed as Hale House with Service Wings and Balustrade across Forecourt).

GV I

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HALE HALE PARK SU 11 NE 6/71 Hale House including quadrant passages to pavilions 30.4.55 (Formerly listed as Hale House. with Service Wings and Balustrade GV across Forecourt)

II

Medium-sized country house. Built by T Archer when he acquired the estate in 1715, remodelled by H Holland jnr in 1770, altered in early and late C19. Originally brick with stone dressings, stuccoed later, slate roof. 2 storey on raised up basement, now buried on entrance front, 7 x 5 bay, on that front at each end quadrant passages (now buried but for balustrades) to small 2 storey, 7 x 2 bay pavilions. Entrance front has central giant 3 bay portico of Ionic columns (drawing c1850 shows Corinthian capitals), wider pilasters on inside corners, and on corners of facade, with plain capitals. Either side of portico light wells to basement, with each side of windows stumps of former giant stone pilasters, which started from floor level of basement and must be Archer's. So present form must be Holland's, altered C19 when forecourt raised. Central large double doors, narrow lights each side and fanlight. Sashes with low cills and C19 plate glass (to be replaced by sashes with glazing bars). On 1st floor 7 C18 12-pane sashes. Large frieze with heavy cornice and low parapet. Roof hipped around central well. Stacks on inner face of return roofs and in centre of rear roof. Pavilions have projecting central 3 bays with pediment over. On ground floor 12-pane round- headed sashes, 1st floor string and 6-pane sashes. Entablature with low parapet either side of pediment with oculus. Roofs hipped, stacks in centre and above hips. Stone balustrade link to house. Other front has basement exposed with full height canted bay to centre 3 bays, with pilasters on corners and at each end. In front of centre is staircase starting as 2 arms meeting on platform with flight rising from this to door. Stone doorcase having plain pilasters with console brackets, between panel with large keystone, over modillioned hood carried round brackets. 4-pane windows in basement, C19 plate glass sashes above, C18 12-pane sashes on 1st floor. Plain frieze, moulded cornice, low parapet, and flat roof to bay. Sides have slightly set forward centre 3 bays and at basement level flat-roofed projection with oval windows similar to those in exposed side of quadrant passage. Inside behind door late C18 staircase hall with stone staircase having wrought iron balusters of 2 uprights with openwork between and mahogany handrail. To one side library, to other dining room, behind drawing room, all mainly late C18 except early C18 fireplaces to some rooms. Buildings of England; Pevsner; 1967; p262-3.

Listing NGR: SU1794718577

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 144005
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, (1967), 262-3
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 19 Hampshire,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.