Description

SK 55 SW ANNESLEY ANNESLEY PARK
6/1 Annesley Hall
14/5/52
G.V. II

Country house, originally an aisled hall. Now in course of
conversion to Old People's Home. Mid C13, altered and extended
mid and late C17. Remodelled and refenestrated mid C18.
Additions 1838 and 1885. Re-roofed, interior stripped and partly
restored c.1975 and 1985. Coursed and squared rubble, dressed
stone and brick. Steep pitched gabled slate roofs. Ashlar
dressings, chamfered and rebated plinths, 2 moulded string
courses, moulded coped parapet and gables with kneelers. 2
ridge, 2 gable and 2 external side wall stacks. 3 storeys, 6
bays wide. U-plan. Windows are glazing bar sashes and late C19
margin light and mullioned casements, many unglazed. North east
front has slightly projecting central bay flanked by projecting
gabled wings c.1691. Central keystoned ashlar doorcase flanked
by single mullioned casements with hood moulds. Each gable has a
C18 Venetian window. Beyond to left, C19 casement. Above triple
round-headed casement flanked by single casements. Beyond, 2
sashes. Beyond again, to left, C19 casement. Above again, each
gable has a sash. All have projecting architraves. Double
gabled south end, C19, has 2 large mullioned casements. Above, 4
casements, and above again, 2 casements. To left, set back
roofless rear wing with mullioned casement. Above, panel with
Arms and hood mould. West side has to left, roofless C19 service
wing with parapeted canted bay window. Above, mullioned
casement. To right, projecting wing with off-centre reeded
doorcase with broken pediment, flanked to left by single and to
right by 2 sashes. Above, 3 sashes on each floor, those to
second floor smaller. Return angle to south has a sash on ground
and first floors. To right again, Great Hall, 2 storeys, has 4
mullioned casements on each floor. To right again, 2 storey
square stair turret in return angle with chamfered doorway.
Above, large wreathed oval sundial, 1691, flanked by single
mullioned casements. Return angle has single mullioned casement.
To right again, C19 gable with a mullioned casement on each
floor. C19 entrance court and service wing partly demolished and
roofless. Interior has C13 aisle post at north end of Hall
chamber, with moulded capital. Late C17 dogleg ashlar stair with
iron balustrade. Early C18 dogleg north staircase, restored,
with square newels, bulbous balusters and square finials,
matching landing balustrades. 2 rooms have full height C18
panelling with dentillated and foliate cornices. C18 panelled
landing has doorcase with pulvinated frieze and scroll brackets.
Bedroom to east of Hall chamber has corniced doorcase and mirror
door. C18 Classical slate fireplace and early C19 carved wood
fireplaces. Annesley Hall was the home of the Annesley family,
passing to the Chaworth family in the C16. It remained in the
hands of the Chaworth-Musters family until 1972. Its purchasers
carried out extensive internal alterations and removed many C17
fittings.

Listing NGR: SK5034952328

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Annesley Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q4769022

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