Sundial - Salford Hall gatehouse - Abbots Salford, Warwickshire
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N 52° 08.943 W 001° 54.185
30U E 575052 N 5778182
A sundial on the south face of the gatehouse of Salford Hall, Abbots Salford.
Waymark Code: WMZJ1N
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/17/2018
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A sundial on the south face of the gatehouse of Salford Hall, Abbots Salford.
"Gatehouse and attached barn. Early C17 (V.C.H.) Regular coursed lias, timber framed gables with lath and plaster infill, and some weatherboarding. Tile roof, with asbestos sheeting to right end and barn to rear. L-plan. One storey and attic, 4 main bays. Central round archway with ashlar dressings and C18 panelled gates. Steep gable above with herring-bone framing and 3-light wood mullioned and transomed window. To left pair of mid-C19 carriage doors, and small opening. To right two 2-light stone mullions and stable door, and hay loft door. Cross wing on far right is weatherboarded from first floor height. Left end has 2-light stone mullion and square framed gable with brick to the rear, towards Salford Hall, again a gable above the arch, with plaster sundial. Trenched purlin roof with wind braces. Barn timber framed with C19 and C20 brick infill, and a large section of framing replaced with brick."
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