Twigmore Hall

SE 90 NW HOLME TWIGMORE

3/8 Twigmore Hall - 6.11.67 II -

House. Late C18-early C19 with earlier origins. Limestone rubble with some re-used ashlar blocks and red brick dressings. Brick front and stacks. Renewed pantile roof. L-shaped on plan. 2 storeys, 3 bays; symmetrical. Central part-glazed door under fanlight with mock glazing bars flanked by 16-pane flush sashes. 3-course first floor band. 2 similar first floor sashes, with a 12-pane sash above the door. All openings have segmental brick arches. Stepped eaves with plain cornice board. Hipped roof, end stacks. Left and right returns have re-used ashlar blocks for lower rear quoins. Rear wing, in similar materials, has hung and sliding sashes with glazing bars, and dentilled brick eaves cornice. Interior contains fielded panel window shutters and doors. In the late C16-early C17 Twigmore was known as a Catholic refuge. John Wright, one of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, lived there, and local tradition identifies the Hall with the Plot.

Listing NGR: SE9292306200