Description

ALLESTREE PARK
1.
5170
Allestree
Allestree Hall
(Formerly listed in the
Rural District of Belper)
SK 34 SW 8/7 13.2.67.
II*

2.
Probably built in 1802; a stone, probably a foundation stone bears this date and
the initials J W. Architect not known; it is here suggested that it was possibly
John Johnson of Leicester. The 1st owner appears to have been a John Girardot.
Ashlar; 3 storeys; 5 sash windows. Plinth, sill band to 1st floor, cornice and
blocking course; 1+3+1 sashes, central full height bow. Ground storey windows
3-light, of handsome character, divided by Ionic column and with an entablature
over. Side elevation with 5 sashes, and 2 storey beyond with 5 sashes.
Interior: Bowed entrance hall, stair hall with stone staircase, renewed metal
balustrade. Remainder of interior largely altered but 2 ground storey rooms have
good Adam style ceilings which may be old.
Setting: Landscape park (Golf course).

Listing NGR: SK3464440714

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Allestree Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q4732176

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)