Packington Old Hall
Packington Old Hall is a manor house in the settlement of Great Packington near Meriden in the English county of Warwickshire . The house from the 17th century has English Heritage as historical building II *. Grade listed.
history
Sir Clement Fisher, 2nd Baronet , had the original mansion rebuilt in red brick in 1679 . In 1693 his nephew, the 3rd Baronet, had a large country house built on the same property. This new house was now called Packington Hall and was the seat of the Earls of Aylesford from 1729 .
description
The house with two full storeys and an attic has a rectangular floor plan. An older truss structure may have been integrated. The south facade is the entrance facade and has four bays ; the two outer yokes are provided with gable dormers in the attic , which were added around 1700. A three-storey vestibule is added to the second yoke; on the ground floor it has an entrance door made of oak . The eaves bear the date of construction of the house, 1679. Inside there are ornate ceilings and open chimneys from the end of the 17th century.
The northern courtyard is enclosed on three sides with original walls. There is an old pigeon house on the northeast corner . The small courtyard to the west of the house is bordered to the south and west by brick walls with oval openings.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Packington Old Hall with Walls Adjoining on East and West Sides, Courtyard Wall Adjoining at Rear, and Attached Outbuildings . Historic England. English Heritage. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Packington Old Hall . Our Warwickshire. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 27 ′ 32.8 " N , 1 ° 39 ′ 41.8" W.