Description

SJ 77 NW TABLEY INFERIOR C.P. (Off) CHESTER ROAD

6/71 Tabley Old Hall

G.V. II*

House, now derelict. What still survives is the shell, c1670, of a
house which contained a fine timber-framed hall of c1380 . Red
English garden wall bond brick with stone dressings. 3 storeys.
Entrance front: partial survival of E-shaped front. Central
projecting stone porch with arched opening. 2 plain-shafted columns
to left with Ionic capitals, standing on pedestals with lozenge-shaped
panelling. Right hand pair of columns now missing but plinths and
capitals remain. Dentil cornice above. First floor walling of brick
with stone quoins: One 3-light mullioned window with hood mould.
Blind second floor has oculus. The recessed wall to the left of this
has now collapsed but the projecting wing to the left of that has a
4-light stone ovolo-mullioned basement window with 4-light ovolo
mullioned and transomed ground floor window and 4-light mullioned
window to first floor. To right of porch wing is a 4-light
ovolo-mullioned window with a similar to first floor and oculus to
second floor. Wing to right of this has stone quoins. 4-light
mullioned windows to ground and first floors with oculus to second
floor. The hall, remains of which now lie on the ground, is
illustrated in Country Life for 14 July 1928.

Listing NGR: SJ7197777382

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Tabley Old Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15979546

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  For the Record