Tower and attached walls at Hamstall Hall

Heritage listing

Details HAMSTALL RIDWARE C.P. BLITHBURY ROAD (north- SK 1019-1119 east side) 12/31 Tower and attached walls at Hamstall Hall (formerly listed as Tower at Hamstall 27.2.64 Hall GV II* Tower and walls. Late C15 with C16 alterations and additions. Red brick (English bond in places) with some ashlar dressings; flat lead covered roof; brick lateral stack. The roughly square tower stands at the south-east corner of the principal courtyard at Hamstall Hall (q.v.); there is a massive chimney stack to the western half of the south face. Walls attached to the south-west and south-east angles enclose the south-east side of the courtyard and the north-west side of the adjacent grounds of the Church of S. Michael (q.v.) respectively. 3-storey tower approximately 40 feet high. East elevation. 2 off- sets; the lower one has a stone coping and stone parapet band. Each storey has a small C15 window with 4-centred head, ground and first floor each have a C16 three-light chamfer mullioned window with rebated frame. C16 two-storey buttress to the right hand (north-east) corner. At second floor level are some designs in dark brickwork. West elevation. C16 Tudor arch door to the left with sunken spandrels and stone surround; directly above at both first and second floor level is a blocked C15 doorway with 4-centred arch. Blocked C16 fireplace to ground floor right with Tudor arch and sunken spandrels. Above the upper storey is the steeply arched roof line of a now demolished range that was formerly attached to the tower. North elevations. Small C15 window at second floor level and a small C16 window lower down. South elevation. The left hand half of the elevation is occupied by the chimney stack, the upper part of this is C16 and has a corbel table of trefoil headed arches with sunken spandr

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.