Low Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1962. Farmhouse. 4 related planning applications.
Low Hall
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-loggia-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1962
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Low Hall is a farmhouse, now a house, dating from the 17th century. It underwent comprehensive restoration and internal remodelling in the late 19th century, during which a rear wing was added. The building is constructed of coursed squared sandstone and features a stone slate roof. It has an L-shaped plan, consisting of a three-unit front range with the added wing at the rear of the left end.
The structure is two storeys high with attics and includes a two-storey gabled porch at the junction of the first and second units. This porch is said to have been removed from Esholt Priory in the 17th century and features a moulded Tudor-arched outer doorway with shields in the spandrels. Above the doorway is an oriel window with five round-headed lights and hollow spandrels, and a datestone in the sill inscribed "W S 1658". The gable has coping with kneelers that bear finials.
The front of the building has three recessed mullion windows on each floor, which are likely 19th-century restorations. The ground floor windows consist of five, seven, and five round-headed lights, while the upper floor windows have five lights, except for the left end window, which has a low transom creating square lower lights that are all blocked. The right-hand corner of the front is chamfered at the ground floor and has windows matching those at the front.
The graduated slate roof has two inserted dormers and two chimneys on the ridge, with gable coping featuring kneelers and apex finials. The left-hand gable includes a large 19th-century two-storey canted bay window with mullioned windows on both levels, the lower of which is transomed, and an embattled parapet. The rear of this gable has mullioned windows similar to those at the front.
Continuing to the rear, the added wing is designed in a 17th-century style and features a gabled crosswing at the far end, along with a two-storey canted oriel in the angle, which has an embattled parapet and windows that match the others.
The interior appears to have been entirely reconstructed, possibly after a fire, but is styled in the manner of the 17th century.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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