Scaleby Hall

NY 46 SE SCALEBY SCALEBY

9/165 Scaleby Hall

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House. 1834 for Henry Farrer. Red sandstone ashlar with chamfered plinth, raised quoins and plain raised cornice; green slate roof with large wooden eaves cornice and modillions, carried round to give wooden gabled pediment, ashlar chimney stacks. 2 storeys and attic, 5 bays, with single-storey, 2-bay extension to right and 2-storey, 4-bay extension to rear. Prostyle Ionic entrance porch has moulded entablature and cornice, wrought-iron balcony above. Top glazed panelled door, with patterned fanlight, has moulded architrave with pilaster strips. Sash windows with glazing bars, that above entrance having shouldered moulded architrave. Interior has apsidal semicircular cantilever staircase, lattice infill between turned wooden balusters and mahogany handrail; round arch staircase window has late C19 coloured glass and panelled shutters. Principal room has wall recess with round arch and pilaster strips: moulded plaster cornice and decorative plaster boss: panelled shutters. Painted panelled doors throughout, one of mahogany. Extensions were probably of late C19 for Sir Robert Allison, Liberal MP, who entertained Gladstone in this house.

Listing NGR: NY4526163127