Monument record MLI42418 - Walmsgate Hall
Summary
Site of the former Walmsgate Hall, a 19th century country house. Demolished in the 1950s.
Type and Period (1)
- COUNTRY HOUSE (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1824 AD? to 1958 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Built after 1824 in the style of architect Robert Smirke, Walmsgate Hall was the home of the Yorke family until it was sold in 1950 to the Haggas family who had the house demolished in the 1950s. The Hall was a two-storey, brick structure built in the Grecian Revival style, with a hipped roof and sash windows and a flat-roofed portico on the south west frontage. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI860 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris. 1964. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (First Edition). p.414.
- <2> SLI9454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. TF 37 NE.
- <3> SLI1083 Bibliographic Reference: Terence R. Leach and Robert Pacey. 1990. Lost Lincolnshire Country Houses - Volume 1. p.21.
- <4> SLI17216 Photograph: Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. 1958. Walmsgate Chapel from South-East. Print. -.
- <5> SLI17217 Photograph: Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. Photographs of Walmsgate Hall Gardens. Print. -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3637 7797 (54m by 57m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALMSGATE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 28 2022 11:57AM
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