| Description | Walton House, Walton. Late 18th century Neo Classical house.
'Large house. Late C18 with late C19 extension. Ashlar, hammer dressed stone to extension, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. 5 bay facade; 5th bay has two 1st floor windows. Plinth. Central symmetrical 3 bays break forward slightly. Doorway with architrave and glazed fanlight, approached up shallow flight of 3 stone steps, flanked by tripartite sash windows articulated by 4 giant engaged Ionic columns which support ashlar frieze and shallow pitched pediment, the tympanum decorated with carved festoon panel. 1st bay has tripartite sash. All 1st floor windows have plain raised surrounds and 12 pane sashes. Ashlar frieze, cornice and blocking course. Hipped roof with 2 ridge stacks and one end stack to right. Attached to left later extension with lower roof, not of special interest.
Rear: central 3 bays break forward slightly and have main feature of open porch with ball finials with arched stair window above and blocking course above with 3 blind recesses. Plainer windows than front with projecting sills, some retaining 18 pane sashes others altered'.
(English Heritage listed building description. Date listed 22/11/1966. http://list.english heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1200108. Web site accessed 17/12/2013).
Walton House was the subject of an archaeological assessment c.1975 probably by Colum Giles (WYAS). The photographic image produced by the assessment (an exterior shot of front) is held by WYAAS (Giles, C. (WYAS). c.1975). |