| HER Number (PRN): | 13751 |
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| Name: | Leigh Hall Farmhouse, Leigh |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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| Protected Status: | Listed Building (II) 1367003: LEIGH HALL FARMHOUSE |
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Monument Type(s):
- FARMHOUSE (Late, 17th century to 20th century (post-war) - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)
Summary
A late 17th century farmhouse, remodelled early to mid 19th century with late C19th century additions and alterations. It is protected by Grade II Listing.
| Parish: | Worthen with Shelve, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ30SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 3331 0358 |
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Related records
| 03438 | Related to: Find Spot before 1856 of Roman coins at Leigh Hall. (Find Spot) |
| 01611 | Related to: Leigh Hall Moated Site (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Farmhouse. Late C17, remodelled early to mid-C19 with late C19 additions and alterations. Uncoursed limestone rubble, red brick and formerly partly timber framed, now roughcast; slate roof. 2 storeys and gable-lit attic; north-east side has 2 casements on each floor to centre, upper left C19 and segmental-headed, remainder C20. Right gable end has 2 mid-C19 casements on first floor and a 20-paned glazing bar sash window to ground floor.
Prominent C19 rubblestone lean-to dairy to left partly rebuilt C20. Internal end stack to right with top rebuilt in C19 red brick and large lateral red brick stack to left.
Interior: former kitchen (now garage) to left has 2 chamfered spine beams with flat joists; 2 oak staircases and several plank and muntin doors with pointed strap hinges. Late C19 two-storey red brick range at right angles to south-west is not of special architectural interest <2>
Sketch plan drawn in 1978. <5>
Shown on Woodd's map of c.1710; this refers to it as Lee Hall, an earlier form of the name which is known from local documents. <6>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 13751. |
| [01] | SSA11037 - List of Buildings: Ministry of Housing and Local Government. 1967-Oct. Revised Provisional List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Clun Rural District). Provisional List. p51. |
| [02] | SSA2136 - List of Buildings: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1986-Nov-14. 9th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 1760-0. List volume. p73. |
| [03] | SSA14259 - Photograph: Anon. 1978. Leigh Hall. Colour. |
| [04] | SSA14260 - Photograph: Burrow Ian. 1978-Feb/Mar. Leigh Hall, Worthen. Black and white. 35mm. |
| [05] | SSA28772 - Measured survey drawing: Anon. 1978-Mar-12. Leigh Hall, Worthen: sketch plan and details. |
| [06] | SSA32162 - Article in serial: Silvester R J and Cavill P. 2021. Basil Woodd's Early Eighteenth-Century Map of Shropshire. Trans Shropshire Archaeol Hist Soc. 96. pp.53-62. p.59. |
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 27 2022 12:29PM |
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