Mapperley Hall
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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. The road to the north of the property is named Mapperley Hall Drive.
(born 1795) was born at Mapperley and joined his father in the banking profession in 1825,. but being famous for his Italian literary pursuits later; he translated Dante
's Divine Comedy in three installments later in the 1830s.
, with ashlar dressings and hipped slate roofs with various coped stacks. The windows mainly have glazing bar sashes and include a Venetian window and 4 reglazed French windows. At the rear, north end of the property, is a square service building with pyramidal roof, linked by a curved corridor.
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.
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, 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. 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. The couple had three sons and ten daughters. Their eldest son, Ichabod Charles WrightIchabod Charles Wright
Ichabod Charles Wright was an English scholar, translator, poet and accountant. He is best known for his translation of important works of Italian literature, notably the works of Dante's Divine Comedy.-Biography:...
(born 1795) was born at Mapperley and joined his father in the banking profession in 1825,. but being famous for his Italian literary pursuits later; he translated Dante
DANTE
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's Divine Comedy in three installments later in the 1830s.
Description
The inscription on the rainwater head of the hall indicates the hall was built in 1792. According to records the hall was raised and altered in about 1845 and in 1889–90 additions were made by Robert Evans. The square plan building is built in three storeys and features stuccoStucco
Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
, with ashlar dressings and hipped slate roofs with various coped stacks. The windows mainly have glazing bar sashes and include a Venetian window and 4 reglazed French windows. At the rear, north end of the property, is a square service building with pyramidal roof, linked by a curved corridor.
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.