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Mapperley Hall 
General information Address 51 Lucknow Avenue Town or city Nottingham Country England Coordinates 52°58′27″N 1°08′36″W / 52.9742°N 1.1432°W Completed 1792 Design and construction Client Wright family of bankers Designations Grade II listed building Mapperley Hall is a country house located at 51 Lucknow Avenue in Nottingham, England. Home of the Wright family of accountants from 1792, the building was later used for offices and became a Grade II listed building on July 12, 1972.[1] The road to the north of the property is named Mapperley Hall Drive.
Background
The first occupants were Ichabod Wright (1767–1862) and Harriet Maria Day (d.1843). Ichabod Wright was a banker, like his father Ichabod Wright Sr., a former iron monger who had established a bank in Nottingham in 1761.[2] The couple had three sons and ten daughters. Their eldest son, Ichabod Charles Wright (born 1795) was born at Mapperley and joined his father in the banking profession in 1825,.[3] but being famous for his Italian literary pursuits later; he translated Dante's Divine Comedy in three installments later in the 1830s.[2]
Description
The inscription on the rainwater head of the hall indicates the hall was built in 1792.[1] According to records the hall was raised and altered in about 1845 and in 1889–90 additions were made by Robert Evans.[1] The square plan building is built in three storeys and features stucco, with ashlar dressings and hipped slate roofs with various coped stacks.[1] The windows mainly have glazing bar sashes and include a Venetian window and 4 reglazed French windows.[1] At the rear, north end of the property, is a square service building with pyramidal roof, linked by a curved corridor.[1]
The paneled door to Mapperely Hall is flanked by plain sashes and is framed by a portico with pilasters. A double flight of stairs leads to the landing. The interior is furnished in 1920's decor with moulded plaster wall panels, Adam style frieze and dentillated cornice.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mapperley Hall, Nottingham". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-457481-mapperley-hall-nottingham. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ a b Ichabod Charles Wright, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ "Stapleford Hall, The Wrights". Nottinghamshire History. http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/Jacks1881/stapleford.htm. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
Categories:- Country houses in Nottinghamshire
- 1792 architecture
- Grade II listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
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