Ince Blundell Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Sefton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1968. A Georgian House, convalescent home. 6 related planning applications.
Ince Blundell Hall
- WRENN ID
- young-groin-ochre
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Sefton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1968
- Type
- House, convalescent home
- Period
- Georgian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ince Blundell Hall is a house that has been converted into a convalescent home. It was built between 1720 and 1750, with some additions made in the 19th century. The building is constructed of brick with stone dressings and has an L-shaped plan. The main range is three stories tall and consists of nine bays, facing southeast, while the two-story service wing at the rear has ten bays and is connected to the main range by a one-story block.
The main range features a three-bay center that projects forward, with a stone sill band and an entablature. It has a top cornice and a panelled parapet with a balustrade in the center, as well as quoins. Paired giant Corinthian flat pilasters flank the center, which is further accentuated by Corinthian columns. The windows have architraves and 19th-century plate glass sashes. The ground floor windows are adorned with friezes and consoled pediments, while the central windows are segmental-headed with large keys, and the entrance features the Blundell arms on its key. The first-floor windows have panelled aprons. The building has several tall stacks with 19th-century caps.
To the right, there is a five-bay one-story wing from the mid-19th century, which has a three-bay canted center, quoins, and a panelled parapet. The windows are similar to those on the main range. The rear of the building was altered in the mid-19th century. The service wing's southwest facade has seven bays over two stories, with a three-bay center that breaks forward under a pediment, and a three-story, three-bay pavilion to the right featuring a modillioned cornice. The windows have wedge lintels and are sashed with glazing bars. The central entrance has a porch with a Diocletian window above, a clock in the gable, and a cupola on Tuscan columns over the pediment. The pavilion includes a central round-headed recess with tripartite and Diocletian windows, and the top Diocletian windows are flanked by oculi. The building has several tall stacks.
Inside, the main range has rooms that were decorated around 1840 by Crace, featuring painted arabesques. The drawing room boasts a mid-18th-century rococo plaster ceiling, while the central room has fielded panelling. The fireplaces have been removed, and the dining room was decorated to display tapestries that are no longer present. The oak bedroom features panelling that is said to have come from Old Hall. The Pantheon adjoins at the angle of the building, and a chapel adjoins the end of the service wing.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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