Home Farm Dairy

MIDDLETON, ALKRINGTON HALL, SD 80 NE, ROAD NORTH 2/2

Home Farm Dairy

18.8.86

G.V.

II

Stables, now workshop with house adjoining. A re-facing of post 1735 of a slightly earlier building. Possibly by Giacomo Leoni who designed the hall in 1735. Brick, now rendered, with stone dressings and graduated stone slate roof. Three bays and two storeys with lean-to sheds against rear, a l-bay addition to left and a C20 house to right which is not of special interest. Originally a symmetrical elevation with projecting plinth, rusticated quoins and eaves cornice. Central door with fanlight and Gibbs surround. Two windows to either side (one with door inserted) have keystones, stone sills and C20 casements. Central keyed oeil-de-boeuf on first floor with keyed oculus to left and square opening (formerly an oculus) to right. Interior: Purlin roof on two king-post roof trusses with curved struts. Painted oak panelling by staircase.

Listing NGR: SD8664105190