Village Hall And Railings Enclosing Front Lawn

ST62SW 7/178

SPARKFORD CP WESTON BAMPFYLDE

Village Hall, and railings enclosing front lawn

-

- II

Village hall, presumably formerly the school. Dated 1857. Local lias stone roughly cut and squared, Ham stone dressings; Welsh slate roof between stepped coped gables, with gabletted and crocketted finials. Single storey, 2 bays. Chamfer-mullioned windows of 4-lights, having diamond cast iron lattice lights, set under square labels; between these the projecting gabled porch having chamfered pointed outer arch with label, segmental pointed inner arch with pair boarder doors; plaque on gable reads "Erected by Elizabeth Richardson 1857", and over doorway is incised "rebuilt by AS 1909". Quatrefoil vent in west gable, small extension to rear. Interior not seen. Enclosing a semi-circular lawn to front of building a low stone wall with shaped Ham stone copings, capped by cast iron railings to about 1.5 m high, having bud and spear point tops; pair matching gates in centre opposite doorway, made on the curve, with barbed spear-points to diddle rails; walls continued at higher levels along sides of building. A picturesque building and setting in a prominent corner position on the south entry to the village.

Listing NGR: ST6104724867