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Skelbrooke Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Hampole, Doncaster

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6046 / 53°36'16"N

Longitude: -1.2287 / 1°13'43"W

OS Eastings: 451131

OS Northings: 412278

OS Grid: SE511122

Mapcode National: GBR MVVR.SL

Mapcode Global: WHDCN.3N4J

Plus Code: 9C5WJQ3C+RG

Entry Name: Skelbrooke Hall

Listing Date: 5 June 1968

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1191807

English Heritage Legacy ID: 334470

ID on this website: 101191807

Location: Skelbrooke, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6

County: Doncaster

Civil Parish: Hampole

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): South Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Skelbrooke St Michael and All Angels

Church of England Diocese: Sheffield

Tagged with: House

Description


SE51SW HAMPOLE BANNISTER LANE (east side, off), Skelbrooke

2/49 Skelbrooke Hall

5.6.68

GV II

Country house. Early C18. Rubble limestone, C20 tile roof. 3 storeys, 5 bays with single-bay projection set back on left the angle infilled by a single-storey block. Large quoins, chamfered plinth. Enclosed, early C19, sandstone ashlar porch has double doors and fanlight with glazing bars flanked by Doric columns, pediment. Sashes with glazing bars with soffit-moulded sills and projecting square-faced surrounds. C19 modillioned eaves cornice. Hipped roof with transverse, multiple-flue ridge stacks; small end stack on right, front-wall stack to bay set back on left. Rear: later external steps. One window retains hoodmould. Enlarged double-chamfered surrounds above dripmould. Right return: extensive remains of double-chamfered window surrounds. 2 round-headed stair windows with glazing bars.

Interior: ground-floor room to left has keyed arch to Ionic fireplace; achievement of arms over with eagle. Ionic pilasters to other walls, plaster festoons and floral drops, plaster mirror surround crowned by swan. C18 staircase has turned balusters, handrail surmounted by later, cross-braced, openwork panels. lst-floor room to front right has early C18, raised, fielded panelling. Room to front left with excellent plaster ceiling with circular panel in Adam style.

Former house of the Neville family. Plaster panels in ground-floor room taken from same moulds as Blenheim Palace. Captain John Brown, adjutant to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlbrough, at the Battle of Blenheim said to be associated with the house.

Listing NGR: SE5113112278

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