Blenkinsopp Hall

Blenkinsopp Hall is a country house built around 1800, which may incorporate an older core. The building underwent rear additions and internal alterations in 1835, possibly by John Dobson, and further changes around 1877, which included the addition of parapets, a porch, and rebuilding of the rear. The front range is constructed of squared rubble with ashlar dressings, while the returns and rear feature dressed and ashlar masonry. The roofs are covered with graduated green slate and have ashlar chimneys, all designed in a castellated style.

The house has a square plan and stands two storeys high. The garden front has five bays, with a chamfered plinth and raised quoins on the left, while the right side has flush quoins. The ground floor features elongated 18-pane sash windows, and above are 12-pane sashes in raised surrounds. There are two rainwater heads dated 1877. The embattled parapet sits above a low-pitched, hipped roof with ridge stacks. The returns and rear also have similar parapet, roof, and chimney details.

On the right return, there is an irregular five-bay layout with a one-storey porch that has a pointed doorway, supported by two square-plan columns. This porch includes two 2-light mullioned windows on the side wall and an embattled parapet. The interior features scattered 12-pane sashes and a 4-light mullioned stair window with two tiers of transoms. The porch is mirrored by a similar addition at the rear.

The left return features a canted two-storey bay at the rear and a taller projecting tower at the center, which has 2- and 3-light mullioned windows with hoodmoulds. There is a corbelled-out first-floor chimney with three octagonal-plan stacks towards the front. The irregular rear includes a three-storey projecting tower at the center, with scattered, mainly 2- and 3-light mullioned windows under hoodmoulds. The interior fittings date from the late 19th century.