Description

CHURCH WALK
1.
5397
(South Side)
Bilton
Bilton Hall
SP 4873 NE 7/2 11.10.49.

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Mainly 1623 incorporating some C16 fabric. Red brick with sandstone dressings.
Built for Edward Boughton of Lawford (monument in Newbold Church). 2 storeys and
attics. 3 bay north block, gabled on left, has central gabled porch with 4 centred
arch under later panel with interlocking triangles. Casement windows with mullions
and transoms. Much altered section on right. West block at right angles has heraldic
panel in gable end. In angle between blocks a tower-like projection gabled on
2 sides with finials and kneelers. East garden front altered. Said to contain
C18 staircase and panelling. Joseph Addison, poet and essayist, lived here 1711-19;
his widow, the Countess of Warwick, died here 1731. VCH, VI, pp 30-32. See also
Peter Smithers, The Life Of Joseph Addison, pp 256-9 and 318-21.

Listing NGR: SP4872273756

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Bilton Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q4913645

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)