Description

ECCLESHALL WETWOOD
1.
5373
Charnes Hall
(formerly listed as
Charnes Old Hall)
SJ 73 SE 8/103 10.1.53.

II*

2.
1650 and later. Good early Georgian facade with Baroque elements in the design;
plastered walls with stone dressings; rusticated stone quoin pilasters; moulded
stone plinth, and stringcourse at first floor; 3 storeys and 2 storeys. The
original wing on right-hand side: 2 storeys with attic storey above cornice;
2 window projecting bay at centre surmounted at rear by a large segmental window
under a stone dentilled arched pediment; doorway with coupled stone Tuscan
columns supporting cornice hood porch; 3 windows to sides, the right-hand side
added 1800. Two storey wing to left, which was added in 1720, has 3 windows
and is of similar style. Moulded stone eaves cornice; slates. Modern, but
sympathetic, single storey wing on left-hand side with loggia at front. Interior,
largely remodelled mid to late C19, has good staircase, and decorated plaster
ceilings in principal rooms.

Listing NGR: SJ7794033829

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17545086

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Recommended Books

• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy