Spring Hall

VANTORTS ROAD 1. 5253 (West Side) Spring Hall (formerly listed under TL 483 143:6/6 10.1.73 Springhall Lane) II 2. Early C18. Remodelled in mid C18. Raised and extended in C19. 3 storeys and attics. Red brick house of 3 main periods facing E, with rear wing at NW of 3 storey and attics plastered and weatherboarded with upper storey jettied on N. All under steep old red tile gabled roofs, with multi- shafted C19 gable chimneys. Brick and weatherboarded tiled lean-to on S end with large boarded gable facing south. Stair tower in angle between wings serves only Gd and 1st floor. Original appears to have been an early C18 rectangular red brick house of 2 storeys facing E with 2 room-central entrance plan and with brick floor band at front and continuous projecting band at eaves. The lower 2 storeys of the rear wing and the stair tower may belong to this house or possibly to an earlier front block. In mid- C18, the front-was adorned with 2 brick,2 storey canted bay windows with flush box sash windows with 6/6:8/8:6/6 panes on each floor and dentilled top cornice. Of the same period is the fine Doric wooden porch now repositioned. This has fluted Roman Doric columns free standing, supported a full entablature together with pilasters flanking the 6 panel raised and fielded door. In the C19, the front block was raised a further full storey with 3 recessed sash windows with 6/6 panes, a steep old red tile roof with bellcast and dentilled eaves cornice returning under verges at each end. Large 3 shaft moulded gable chimney to N and S gable and 2 small 4 paned tiled gabled dormers in front slope of roof. Bay windows given tiled hipped roofs and porch brought forward under low pitched bargeboarded gable of tiled roof to brick porch. 1 full storey, jettied to N, added to rear wing with flush box sashes with 6/6 panes, and gabled tiled dormers in roof slope with 2 light Yorkshire casement, 6 panes each light, on N and S and large projecting gable with 6/6 paned sash on S. Projecting W gable chimney with 4 decorated shafts and lateral stack on N with 2 shafts. N side of rear wing plastered but S side weatherboarded with 8/8 paned sashes to 2nd and 1st floors. Roundheaded window with margin lights to 2 storey stair. Gd floor lean-to conservatory on W of main block and tall oriel to upper floor of 2 storey S lean-to. A complex picturesque house of many periods standing on prominent hillside position.

Listing NGR: TL4834814394