Description

SJ 97 NW BOLLINGTON GRIMSHAW LANE (North Side)

2/27 Hollin Old Hall

II

Formerly hall, then farmhouse, now divided into 2 houses: Early C17 core, addition to rear -and raising of roof mid C18 for Richard Broster, further major addition c1870 for Ascoli family, who remodelled the whole house. Coursed squared, buff sandstone rubble, Kerridge stone-slate roof, stone ridge and 3 stone chimneys on the original rectangular range. 2 storeys over barrel vaulted cellar. In 3-bay front all windows C19 4-light chamfered stone mullions, 2 have C17 rubble hood moulds and 2 hood moulds survive in isolation. Both gables have 2-light windows under rubble hood moulds. Remainder of the house in Jacobean style with stone-coped gables and a mixture of mullioned and transomed, and mullioned windows. Interior of western half: Essentially C1870. Cellar contains large slab reading "This must stand here forever, Richard Broster 1757". Interior of eastern half: Room in right end bay has a massive inglenook fire place with chamfered jambs and fire beam. Blocked gable entry beside it. 2 chamfered ceiling beams with flat stops. Room has C18 wooden panelling brought from elsewhere. Room to rear has Adam-style fireplace from Tadcaster Hall.

Listing NGR: SJ9345777500

External Links

• Hollin Old Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5881406

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5