Description

SE 55 NE SKELTON THE GREEN
(north-east side, off)

4/81 Skelton Hall

GV II

House. 1824 with C20 alterations. Built for Mrs Mary Thompson, widow of
Henry Thompson of Kirby Hall. White brick with Welsh slate roof. 2
storeys, 7 first-floor windows with central 5-bay section breaking forward.
Double-leaf glazed door in Doric porch flanked by unequal 6-pane sashes.
Left wing: three C20 casements. Right wing: C20 conservatory. First-floor
band forms continuous sill to sashes with glazing bars. Flat brick arches
to all windows. Band above first-floor windows. Wide cornice. Hipped roof
to central section. Stacks to left end and rising through pitch of roof.
Interior: much altered during conversion of house into 2 dwellings. Hallway
has round arch held on fluted pilasters and moulded frieze. Doors to
reception rooms in fluted architraves. Fine cast-iron grate to study.
Original staircase with cast-iron balustrade survives but is no longer in
original position. Stapleton and Thompson: Skelton Village 1971.

Listing NGR: SE5690156620

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Skelton Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7534522

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)