Dorrington Hall Farmhouse
Dorrington Hall Farmhouse, Dorrington
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1307306
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Dorrington Hall Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- Dorrington Hall Farmhouse, Dorrington
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1307306
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Dorrington Hall Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- Dorrington Hall Farmhouse, Dorrington
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:
- Dorrington Hall Farmhouse, Dorrington
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Woore
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 72401 41125
Details
SJ 74 SW
3/145
WOORE CP
DORRINGTON
Dorrington Hall Farmhouse
II
Farmhouse. Late C16 or early C17, partly rebuilt in the early to mid C19. Late C19 alterations and additions. Timber framed with plastered infill panels, partly refaced or rebuilt in red brick. Plain tile roofs.
Framing: close studding. Baffle-entry hall range of two framed bays with projecting gabled cross wing to north east of two framed bays, and stair wing and later wing at rear. Two storeys and gable-lit attic.
Southeast front: large central dressed grey sandstone ridge stack with four diagonally-placed square brick shafts, integral brick and stack to left, external lateral brick stack to right of cross wing and integral lateral brick stack to rear wing. 2:1 windows; C19 two-, three- and four-light small-paned wooden casements, those in cross wing with segmental heads. Ground-floor C20 small-paned, four-light wooden casement to right. Pair of ground floor C19 canted bays to left. C19 lean-to porch in angle of cross wing with C20 half-glazed door and window in return. C19 lean-to against right-hand return front containing bake oven, copper and two cast-iron pumps.
Rear: timber frame exposed in cross wing. Central C19 gabled wing. Two small gabled wings to right, one containing staircase.
INTERIOR: much framing surviving, including back wall with chamfered posts. Chamfered beams throughout. Central ground-floor room: chamfered cross-beam ceiling with chamfered joists. Left-hand wall with chamfered and stopped wall plate. Inglenook fireplace with brick piers, chamfered wooden lintel and two cupboards inside flanking inserted possibly C18 fireplace. C17 dog-leg oak staircase rising to first floor (formerly to attic but since truncated - see string) in rear stair wing; closed string with raised ornament, pierced splat balusters, moulded handrail and square newel posts with pendants. Foot newel with raised fleur-de-lys ornament to post, and finial with faceted ornament. Central first floor room has chamfered cross-beamed ceiling with plain joists and remains of C17 fireplace (blocked) with moulded stone cornice. First floor rooms in cross wing have chamfered beams with elaborate stops. Oak winder stair from first floor of cross wing to attic.
Listing NGR: SJ7240141125
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 260451
- 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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