Horton Hall
HORTON HALL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1374778
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Horton Hall
- Statutory Address:
- HORTON HALL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1374778
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Horton Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- HORTON HALL
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:
- HORTON HALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Staffordshire Moorlands (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Horton
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ9407957425
Details
SJ 95 NW
SJ 940 574
8/85
22.10.52
HORTON C.P.
HORTON
Horton Hall
GV
II*
House. Mid-C17 with earlier core, altered mid-C18 and late C19.
Ashlar built with tiled roofs; lead rainwater pipes throughout.
Shallow 'H'-plan facing south-east with hearths at lower end of hall
and between the rooms of the 2-bay upper cross-wing; symmetrical
composition to 3 fronts, extended by service ranges to north-east.
2 storeys and attic under parapeted gables with ball-finials; cellar
under cross-gabled solar cross-wing (probably represents an earlier
core). South-east front: 2:3:2 bays, glazing bar sashes to ground
floor and first floor under continuous label strings returned on all
sides as floor strings; 3-light mullion windows in attics with labels,
central gable has outer 2-light mullion windows (no labels); central
mid-C18 door with raised and fielded panels; decorated lintol with
3 sunk arches: this possibly replaced the inscribed lintel now in the
garden wall (q.v.) when the doorway was enlarged; small light to
right. North-west front: centre filled by 2-storey lean-to and gabled
stair tower adjacent to solar cross-wing gable; 3- and 4-light
mullion windows on ground floor and first floor, set well below the
floor strings; the stair tower has an elegant mid-C18 arched glazing
bar sash window. A large buttress supports lower (north-east) cross
wing and it abuts the central lean-to; back door to left-hand of
this wing has 2 windows on each floor, below the solar cross-wing
various blocked-in windows in a cellar/undercroft indicate adaptation
of earlier feature. Return of solar cross-wing has 2 gables and
2-storey hipped angled bays added in mid-C19. Interior: large
entrance hall with deep corbels over fireplace to right; round-arch
to back of hall, with flanking doorcases and panelled doors, framing
excellent late C17 staircase with splat balusters, carved pendants
and finials to newels and wide moulded handrail. Cellar below solar.
Secondary C17 stair with carved flat balusters rising in north-east
angle. Magnificent setting over the valley of Horton C.P., including
avenue of limes to south-east. An inventory of Timothy Edge, dated 1683,
strongly suggests that it was he who substantially rebuilt the house.
The datestone/lintel now in the garden wall (q.v.) presumably relates
to this.
Listing NGR: SJ9407957425
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 275294
- 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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