Description

NY 46 NW KIRKLINTON

3/132 Alstonby Hall

II

House, formerly shooting lodge. Early C19 with mid-Cl9 extension, probably by
William Burn for the Grahams of Netherby. Original lodge: single storey, 4
bays, of calciferous sandstone ashlar, with chamfered plinth; graduated slate
roof with lead hips and projecting eaves; clusters of octagonal stone chimney
stacks. 2-storey, 2 bay extension of red sandstone ashlar, with string course
and moulded cornice, has slate roof with C20 tile repairs, octagonal stone
chimney stacks. Lodge has recessed and stepped Ionic tetrastyle loggia:
central pointed entrance arch with hood mould, oak plank door and fanlight with
intersecting glazing bars, with flanking pointed casements with glazing bars.
Flanking projecting bays have hipped roofs, 3-light round headed mullions with
glazing bars and square hood moulds. Extension is double span, with projecting
and recessed gables. Projecting porch of red sandstone has pointed head and
hood mould. Windows of similar details to lodge but without glazing bars.
Projecting polygonal bay window to east front, has angle buttrresses carried up
as finials. Interior of extension has oak panelled doors; ceilings with moulded
and decorated cornices; oak shutters. Principal room has rib vaulted plaster
ceiling, cast iron fireplace having radial heating bars and moulded black marble
mantelpiece.

Listing NGR: NY4097465257

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26620149

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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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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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]