Gatehouse Range At Annesley Hall

SK 55 SW ANNESLEY ANNESLEY PARK 6/4 Gatehouse range at Annesley Hall 13/lO/66 G.V. II

Gatehouse range incorporating stables, dairy and coach-house. Mid C19, with mid C20 additions. Coursed and squared rubble, gabled slate roofs. Ashlar dressings. Chamfered plinths, moulded eaves, shaped coped gables with kneelers. 6 ridge stacks, the larger 2 having octagonal stalks, and single external gable and side wall stacks. Jacobean revival style. 2 storeys, 12 bays. L-plan. Windows are mainly cross and mullioned casements. Doors mainly have chamfered four centred arched heads. Most openings have hood moulds. West side has to left, carriage opening with arched head, flanked by 2 keystoned round headed double doorways. To right, gabled gatehouse with moulded archway with, above it, clock in quatrefoil panel. Above again, octagonal lantern with wind vane. Flanked by single doors and beyond, single casements. Beyond to left, 2 casements and to left again, casement flanked by single doors. Beyond to right, 2 doors alternating with 3 casements. Above, 10 gabled dormers and 6 casements. Projecting wing, to right, has gable with single casement on each floor. Return angle has door and 2 casements. South side has gable to left with a casement on each floor. To right, projecting gable with 2 casements and above, a casement on each floor. To right again, single storey wing. 2 parallel ranges, with bay window flanked by a casement and a door. North side has 3 casements and door. East side has off-centre gatehouse with arched opening and wrought iron gates. Above, panel with Arms. To left, canted 2 storey hipped bay window and regular fenestration with 6 casements. To right, 6 casements and 2 doors. Beyond, coach house with off-centre arched opening, flanked to left by casement, and to right by casement and door. Beyond, single buttresses. Above, to left, 3 gables with casements alternating with 3 casements. To right, gable flanked to left by 3 and to right by 2 casements. Beyond, gable flanked by 2 casements. Gatehouse archway has moulded panelled ceiling with arch braces on corbels.

Listing NGR: SK5042552370