Newton Low Hall

Newton Low Hall is a house dating to the late 18th century, originally built for the Cook family, with the addition of a late 19th-century service wing. It is constructed of finely-jointed squared stone to the south and west elevations, squared tooled stone to the rear, and snecked stone to the offshut. The south and west slopes of the main block are roofed with Scottish slate, while other roofs have Welsh slate. Stacks have been renewed in yellow brick. The house has a largely L-shaped main block with a further L-shaped service wing to the north.

The west (entrance) front is divided into two parts. The main block is two storeys high with three bays, arranged symmetrically. A central six-panel door, with a three-pane overlight in an architrave, provides access. Most of the windows are renewed 12-pane sashes, except for a trompe l'oeil window in the right-hand bay. The roof is hipped, with a stack to the ridge. Set back to the left is a lower, one-bay wing with renewed 12-pane sashes, a hip-ended roof, and a rendered lateral stack. A pent offshut projects at the far left, featuring two nine-pane sashes to the left return. The five-bay south front has a central four-panel door flanked by four-pane sashes. These are set within a giant round-arched recess containing an arched stair window in a tooled ashlar surround, with sill and impost bands and archivolt. A 12-pane sash with a radial head is also included. Again, windows are mostly renewed 12-pane sashes, except for a trompe l'oeil window on the first floor far to the right. The south front features two ridge stacks.

The interior is largely contemporary. The front door is hung on long strap hinges. Fielded-panel doors and panelled shutters are found throughout. The dining room has a chimneypiece with a pulvinated frieze and a modillion cornice. A similar cornice is present in the drawing room. A moulded arch leads to the stair hall, which has a four-panel door with a radial fanlight leading to the service wing. The dog-leg open-string stair has stick balusters, moulded newels, and a moulded ramped handrail. Bedrooms contain fireplaces with old ironwork. The bathroom contains an old lead-lined sink, partly visible with the window sill lifted, and a later ceramic bowl inset.