Eaton Hall, Herefordshire

Eaton Hall is a two-storey building in Leominster in Herefordshire, 1 mile to the south-east of the village church. It was historically sited in the parish of Leominster Out. It was recorded in 1934 as being two-storey, with stone and timber-framed walls and slate and tile roofs.[1][2] It is Grade II listed.[3][4]

It belonged to the Hackluyt family - John Leland states that William Hackluyt built a house in Leominster, though the existing building seems to date to the mid-1300s. It centred on a great hall with a timber-frame roof and cross-wings at both the east and west ends. Most of the hall survives, including a west solar wing in stone. At an unknown date the hall was divided into two storeys and stone-facings placed on the walls. The buttery wing was extended to the north, probably in the early 1400s and the buttery-wing and screens were later rebuilt, probably in the 18th century.

An outbuilding still survived in 1934, formed of a barn and a 17th-century cottage converted into stables.

References

  1. "Leominster Out". British History Online. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. "Eaton Hall, Leominster". parksandgardens.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. Good Stuff. "Eaton Hall, Leominster, County of Herefordshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. "EATON HALL, Leominster - 1270374". Historic England. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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