Village Hall

NU 2020 RENNINGTON ROCK VILLAGE (North side)

15/213 Village Hall

GV II

Sunday School, now Village Hall. Dated 1855 with initials R.W.B. and C.B. (Rev. Robert William Bosanquet and his wife Caroline). Tooled squared stone with tooled-and-margined ashlar dressings; roof of large blue slates with ornamental orange tile ridge. T-plan.

West front single storey, 3 bays, symmetrical. Chamfered plinth. Projecting centre has boarded double doors under flat-pointed arch in square frame, with hoodmould, flanked by small windows. Datestone above, and re-set datestone inscribed 1623 T.S., A.S. (Thomas Salkeld and wife) taken from the 'Mid Hall' which previously occupied the site. Slit window beneath coped gable on moulded kneelers, with finial. Flanking bays have 2-light mullioned windows with hoodmoulds; chamfered corbels to the eaves. Gable ends have stepped coping on moulded kneelers, and stacks with diagonally-set banded shafts. Windows are fixed casements with horizontal glazing bars, in double-chamfered surrounds.

Right return shows projecting stepped chimney breast, with sunk panel enclosing re-set sundial dated MDCC. Rear elevation shows three similar 2- light windows.

Rendered pent extension to north is not of special interest.

Listing NGR: NU2030620229