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Purston Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Featherstone, Wakefield

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6717 / 53°40'18"N

Longitude: -1.3514 / 1°21'5"W

OS Eastings: 442945

OS Northings: 419665

OS Grid: SE429196

Mapcode National: GBR MT0Z.6J

Mapcode Global: WHDC6.6ZQ2

Plus Code: 9C5WMJCX+MC

Entry Name: Purston Hall

Listing Date: 9 October 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1262127

English Heritage Legacy ID: 435864

ID on this website: 101262127

Location: Purston Park, Purston Jaglin, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF7

County: Wakefield

Civil Parish: Featherstone

Built-Up Area: Featherstone

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Purston with South Featherstone St Thomas

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


FEATHERSTONE HALL STREET
SE 41 NW
(west side, off) Purston
Jaglin
5/11 Purston Hall
-
- II

Large house, now offices. 1820s and 1863; altered. Sandstone ashlar, slate
roof. Rectangular double pile plan with service wings at left end. Front
block, facing south, 2 storeys, 5 x 3 bays, symmetrical; 1st floor band, 3-
bay centre breaking forwards slightly has a rectangular single storey porch,
containing a round-headed doorway with imposts, semicircular fanlight
(lacking glazing bars) all within an eared architrave, a moulded cornice and
low parapet (modern ramped approach to porch not included in the item); above
this porch, a doorway with moulded architrave (modern railings to porch
balcony not included in the item); otherwise, 4 sashed windows without
glazing bars on each floor, and sill bands to both floors; moulded cornice,
low pitched hipped roof (now lacking chimneys). Return walls in matching
style, and 3-bay service wing set back at left end similar except that
windows are mostly 12-pane sashes. Attached rear block under parallel roof,
5 x 2 bays, in matching style, has pedimented centre, with date "1863" in the
pediment.


Listing NGR: SE4294519665

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