Horsley Hall

Horsley Hall is a house that has been converted into a hotel. It dates from the 17th century, with additions from the 18th century and alterations in the 19th century that mimic the style of the 17th century. The building is constructed of coursed rubble, featuring some quoins and sandstone ashlar dressings, topped with a stone-flagged roof that has stone gable copings. It stands three storeys high and has eight irregular bays.

The entrance features a boarded door set within a Tudor-arched surround, which has a stone-mullioned overlight in the fourth bay. Above the door is a recessed panel that displays a high-relief coat of arms accompanied by a Greek motto. All windows have chamfered surrounds, with most being two-light. The ground floor includes transoms, and the ground and first-floor windows have ovolo-moulded mullions. There is a single stair light located between the fifth and sixth bays. A massive external stack is positioned between the sixth and seventh bays, which is otherwise blank except for a two-light window on the first floor. The first floor features gutter cornices to the left, while the fourth bay has three-light windows, with the second-floor window breaking the eaves under a large gable. Smaller gables are situated above three windows to the left and two to the right. The roof is adorned with three large ridge stacks that have panelled chimneys, with similar chimneys on the front stack.

Inside, the rear stair has been removed to accommodate a panelled ceiling, which includes moulded beams and baroque pictorial stucco low-relief roundels, believed to have originated from Cheeseburn Grange in Northumberland. The interior also features stucco wall panels and a Gothic-style stone chimney piece. The front room contains two white marble chimney pieces, both with cornices, one of which is designed in a French style with scrolled lugged pilasters.