History

1878; by George Robinson. Formerly used for racquets, fives and lawn tennis and known as Racquets Hall. Perhaps shows influence of Pritchard, egThe Rest, Porthcawl.

Exterior

Pressed red brick with blue brick banding and some bathstone dressings. Broad chalet roof with, at top level, modern glazing set back behind screen formed by brick pier and 2 broad wooden arched; brick balustrade. Below this, four arches with sexfoil windows in heads; on ground floor, doorway in L arch, paired sash windows in others. To R, lower block with roof slope facing street; 3 lancets to first floor, 2 Gothic arches to ground floor, boarded door in L arch, window in R. Plain L elevation with struts to eaves, and blocked windows.

Reasons for Listing

Striking piece of High Victorian Gothic polychromy.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Jackson Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q29491753

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)