Old Hall

SJ 43 SW 9/132

ELLESMERE RURAL C.P. LYNEAL Old Hall

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Farmhouse, now house. Probably late C17 incorporating parts of an earlier building; later additions and alterations. Red brick with timber framed gable to left; slate roof. Original house possibly a T-plan with gabled range projecting to front; 2-storey porch added to right of gabled range and main range extended to right in late C17 with further extension to right in mid-to late C19. 2 storeys. Gabled range to left has collar and tie beam truss, tie beam with billet moulding. C20 boards fixed to beams, that to collar with date "1561" in C20 lettering. Small C19 casement above tie beam. Range to right has 2 late C19 casements on each floor, those to ground floor segmental headed and those to first floor directly below eaves. Straight joint to right of left windows. C20 ledged door to right side of 2-storey porch which has crow-step gable to front and similar door under C19 gabled hood to far left of C19 extension. Prominent red brick ridge stack with dentilled band to base, paired and rebated shafts and C19 moulded capping to left and smaller stack to right (formerly an end stack) at junction between late C17 and C19 parts. Interior. Chamfered ceiling beams and joists to ground-floor rooms and inglenook fireplace with wooden lintel to former end stack. Ridge stack has large inglenook fireplace with elaborately moulded lintel and C17 carving of serpent (not in situ) affixed to right side and smaller brick fireplace with chamfered wooden lintel and ogee stops to left side. Cellar below gabled projection. Main range (excluding C19 addition) in 2 bays with central collar and tie beam truss and stepping of former end stack exposed on first floor. Gabled range in 2 short bays with raking struts from tie beam to principal rafters to centre truss.

Listing NGR: SJ4460033096