Parrox Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Wyre local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1949. House.

Parrox Hall

WRENN ID
young-entrance-torch
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wyre
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 November 1949
Type
House
Address
Parrox Hall, Preesall
OS grid reference
SD 360 478
Coordinates
53.92277, -2.97576
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Parrox Hall is a house that possibly dates back to the early 17th century and has been altered over time. It is constructed of rendered brick and features a slate roof, designed in an H-plan layout. The building has two stories with an attic. The east front includes a small stair outshut against the north wall of the south cross-wing, and there is a gabled stair wing attached to the south side of the north cross-wing. The recessed section of the facade showcases a ground-floor loggia supported by Tuscan columns, topped with an embattled parapet. The windows are casements set in rendered surrounds.

The south cross-wing consists of two bays, featuring two 17th-century three-light chamfered mullioned windows with hoods on the ground floor. The single attic window is of a similar style but has four lights and a hood. The north cross-wing has two windows on the ground floor and a single six-light double-chamfered mullioned window of 17th-century design with a hood on the first floor. The adjoining stair wing has one window. Above the loggia, there are four additional windows. Behind the loggia are two doorways; the left-hand doorway has a pointed head, while the right-hand doorway features a door with raised panels, the upper panels being shouldered. A main chimney is positioned between the two doorways.

The west facade has casement windows with plain reveals, and the south wing projects significantly towards the west. Next to its north side is a shorter parallel wing with two bays. The recessed part of the facade mirrors the two bays of the north cross-wing. Notably, the north wall of the north cross-wing has a chimney with a zig-zag outline brick cap.

Inside, the hall located in the northern part of the central section features a moulded shouldered fireplace of 18th-century style and two boxed axial beams. The hall is adorned with wall panelling of 17th-century design, showcasing raised diamond patterns, which have likely been re-set. Other woodwork details, including doors, shutters, and the stair handrail, are of early 18th-century style. The west room of the north cross-wing is highlighted by a timber cornice and Corinthian pilasters placed at intervals around the walls.

Local climate

Parrox Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,420 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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