HARDWICK HALL HOTEL - List Entry

  • Description

    "Medium-sized country house now an hotel. Early-mid C18 with later additions incorporating an older, possibly C16, core. Hand-made brick covered with incised render, Welsh slate roofs and rendered chimneys. L-plan. 2-storey entrance front has low plinth and 3 giant Tuscan pilasters (at angles and to right of centre) dividing facade into 3 plus 2 bays. C20 glazed door and 8-pane overlight in elaborate moulded doorcase with broken scrolled pediment on consoles in third bay. C20 leaded casements in deep reveals have moulded surrounds and segmental heads with triple dropped keystones. Tall panelled parapet has end ball finials. 2-span low-pitched hipped roof with flat tops and ridge chimneys. Left return has 3-storey, 5-bay centre and 2-storey, projecting end bays...".
  • Owner

    Historic England
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
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  • Further information

    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1323084
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 8 years ago
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