Description

NT 92 NE EARLE MIDDLETON BALL

8/25 Middleton Hall

GV II

House. Dated 1807 for the Greenwich Hospital Commissioners. Rendered with ashlar dressings and Scottish slate roof. 2 storeys. Main block 3 x 2 bays with lower wings projecting to side and rear. Chamfered plinth and rusticated quoins.

Main block has 10 steps up to 6-panelled door in open Tuscan porch. Sides of porch given later C19 panels with margined glazing bars. Pedimented projecting centre bay with rusticated quoins. 12-pane sash windows in raised surrounds. Band above 1st floor. Moulded cornice. Datestone in pediment GH either for George Hughes (1st tenant) or Greenwich Hospital. 1807

Narrow 1-bay later addition on left, in similar style. Hipped roof with 2 ridge stacks.

Rear has irregular fenestration including round-headed stair window with intersecting glazing bars. Projecting rear wings connected by high stepped castellated wall with central round-arched carriage entry.

Interior has broad staircase with stick balusters and wreathed handrail. Fluted arch in entrance hall. Inlaid panelled dado in dining room. 6-panelled doors and shutters.

Listing NGR: NT9888025498

External Links

• Wikidata Q26652114

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)