Walker Hall

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16/07/2012

SP 0343 NE 1/33 7.5.52. 5249

MARKET PLACE (East Side) Walker Hall

(Formerly listed as Walker Hall (Adult Lending Library))

GV II*

C16. Well restored. Timber frame. Single-storeyed, although the exterior expresses the original 2-storey structure. Altered gabled end to Market Place has C19 tripartite sash window below gable overhang, ground storey bay with lean-to roof, and recessed doorway to right. Good timber-framed side to east has close-set vertical members and 1st floor overhang; 2 C19 casement windows to 1st storey with horizontal sliding sashes; 6-light coated wood mullioned bay window to ground storey with leaded lights; good doorway on left-hand side having moulded wood frame with pointed arched head, carved spandrels and heavy oak ledged door. Tiled roof. The interior, although much altered and restored, retains much exposed timber framing.

The Public Library, Nos 6 and 6A, Nos 7 and 8 and Walker Hall form a group with Abbot Reginald's Gateway and The Old Vicarage, Church of St Lawrence, Church of All Saints, The Bell Tower, Abbot Reginald's Wall and the Porter's Lodge, Remains of west wall of the North Transept of Abbey, Archway to south of the Remains of west wall of the North Transept of Abbey, Market Place and Nos 53 and 54 incorporating Remains of Abbey Gate, Gate and railings of No 53, Remains of Abbey Stables, The Almonry and The Stocks, Merstow Green.

Listing NGR: SP0370643722