More information : [NZ 1313 8958] STANTON HALL [O.E.] (1)
Tower at STANTON. (2)
STANTON, the seat of JOHN FENWIK Esq., is pleasantly situated on the east side of the river FONT; the house is large and well-built. (3)
Listed in the 1415 Survey as 'TURRIS DE STRANTON'. [Not mentioned in the 1541 Survey pp 29-49] (4)
Modern alterations have so defaced the tower, that few traces of it are now observable. Sashed and stone mullioned windows have been inserted at different periods by the FENWICKS. A part of the tower is still tenanted. (5)
The old manor-house of the FENWICKS which appears to have been a pele-tower in the reign of HENRY VI, is now partly occupied by a blacksmith. It was used for some time under the old poor-law system as a parish workhouse. VEITCH, the Covenanter moved in May 1677 from HARNHAM to STANTON HALL. (6)
Apparently a late 15c or early 16c. date, it is fast going to decay. The south and west fronts have been eased with ashlar about the end of the 17c or beginning of the 18c. (7)
The remains of STANTON HALL stand upon a steep south-west slope, ovelooking the FONT valley to the west, south and east, and commanding the slopes to the north.
The structure consists of a tall rectangular block, with a stair turret against the east side. The north end is still inhabited as a private dwelling. The south end is roofless and ruinous.
Few original features remain. There are several small square-headed windows, blocked with bricks.
All the large windows are of 16c date, except those in the south wall which was rebuilt in early 18c style. The walls of the main block are 1.0m thick.
There are modern additions adjoining the inhabited part on the north and east sides. The tenant Mrs DENTICE can offer no additional information about the structure. (8)
Condition unchanged. (9)
Stanton Old Hall. Late 16th century house, incorporating some medieval fabric. The house was refenestrated in the mid 17th century and the south end remodelled circa 1700. Thicker walls and a change in masonry suggest the northern part of the main range was originally a two storeyed structure, heightened in the 16th century. This earlier section may represent the tower recorded on this site in a survey of 1415. The building was in use as a blacksmiths in 1902 and had previously served as the parish workhouse. Listed Grade II. (10)
Listed by Cathcart King and by Dodds. (11,12) |