Melling Hall Hotel

MELLING HALL HOTEL, MAIN STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1317482
Date first listed:
04-Oct-1967
List Entry Name:
Melling Hall Hotel
Statutory Address:
MELLING HALL HOTEL, MAIN STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1317482
Date first listed:
04-Oct-1967
List Entry Name:
Melling Hall Hotel
Statutory Address 1:
MELLING HALL HOTEL, MAIN STREET

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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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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
MELLING HALL HOTEL, MAIN STREET

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

County:
Lancashire
District:
Lancaster (District Authority)
Parish:
Melling-with-Wrayton
National Grid Reference:
SD 59876 71263

Details

MELLING-WITH-WRAYTON MAIN STREET (east side) SD 57 SE

4/158 Melling Hall Hotel 4-10-1967 GV II

Hotel, formerly house, early-to-mid Cl8th, altered late C18th Central block, of sandstone ashlar with hipped tile roof, is of 3 storeys and was originally of 5 bays. Only the attic storey retains 5 windows: the lower storeys have been reduced to 3 bays. The windows are sashed with glazing bars and have architraves. This central part of the facade has a modillioned cornice and a blocking course. The door, in the central bay, has a plain stone surround and a tetrastyle Ionic porch of later C18th type. This has half columns as responds.The frieze is fluted over the columns and has a central oval patera. To the left of the main block is a lower addition of rendered rubble, of 2 storeys and 2 bays. Its windows have plain stone surrounds: those to the right-hand bay are sashed with glazing bars. The ground-floor left-hand window is set within a blocked door surround. The door is between bays and has a plain stone surround. To the right of the main block are 4 2-storey bays of rendered rubble with a cornice and blocking course, the 3rd and 4th bays set back slightly and covered by a glass lean-to on the ground floor. The windows are sashed with glazing bars and architraves. To the right of the ground-floor window of the 2nd bay is a smaller similar window. Inside, the right-hand part of the main block forms a stair hall, the stairs cutting across the right-hand ground-floor window. The stair, of 2 flights at right angles leading to a balustraded landing, has an open string and wreathed handrail. Each tread has 3 turned balusters and a carved tread bracket.

Listing NGR: SD5987571265

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Legacy System number:
182456
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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