Purston Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 1987. A Victorian House/offices. 2 related planning applications.
Purston Hall
- WRENN ID
- ghost-iron-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 1987
- Type
- House/offices
- Period
- Victorian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
FEATHERSTONE HALL STREET SE 41 NW (west side, off) Purston Jaglin 5/11 Purston Hall - - II
Large house, now offices. 1820s and 1863; altered. Sandstone ashlar, slate roof. Rectangular double pile plan with service wings at left end. Front block, facing south, 2 storeys, 5 x 3 bays, symmetrical; 1st floor band, 3- bay centre breaking forwards slightly has a rectangular single storey porch, containing a round-headed doorway with imposts, semicircular fanlight (lacking glazing bars) all within an eared architrave, a moulded cornice and low parapet (modern ramped approach to porch not included in the item); above this porch, a doorway with moulded architrave (modern railings to porch balcony not included in the item); otherwise, 4 sashed windows without glazing bars on each floor, and sill bands to both floors; moulded cornice, low pitched hipped roof (now lacking chimneys). Return walls in matching style, and 3-bay service wing set back at left end similar except that windows are mostly 12-pane sashes. Attached rear block under parallel roof, 5 x 2 bays, in matching style, has pedimented centre, with date "1863" in the pediment.
Listing NGR: SE4294519665
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