Newby House And Attached Wall To West

A late 17th or early 18th century house, remodelled in the 18th century when it was used as Barningham Academy (a school). The house is constructed of squared stone with tooled dressings, and has a C20 hardrow tile roof. The east elevation is divided into two sections. The left part is three storeys high and symmetrical, with three bays. It features raised quoins, a chamfered plinth, and lintel bands to the lower floors. A renewed door sits within a moulded stone surround, and there are four-pane sash windows. Coped gables have moulded kneelers and stepped-and-corniced end stacks. To the right, set back, is a full-height half bay with a stable door in a stone surround, and a small blocked window above, also in a similar surround. The left return shows various openings including two four-pane sashes in stone surrounds. The outline of the original house's gable is visible, with a blocked small chamfered window. The right return features a projecting two-storey bay window with four- and two-pane sashes, and a further four-pane sash in a stone surround above. An attached wall, with embattled coping, links the house to the Old Smithy and an adjacent cottage. The rear elevation has varied fenestration, including a twelve-pane sash window, and a projecting lateral stack with a stepped-and-corniced top.

Inside, a ground floor room to the left of the front door has early 18th century fielded panelling and an arched apsidal cupboard. Five-panel doors are set within panelled surrounds. On the first floor, two two-panel doors are found within surrounds decorated with egg-and-dart detail, along with old cupboards. An archway leads to a dog-leg staircase to the second floor, which has a closed string, stick balusters, square newels with ball finials. The second floor, formerly dormitories, has two-panel doors throughout. Extensive cellars are present; the northern section contains three rooms with tooled ashlar segmental vaults, extending beyond the main house.