Newton Hall

Newton Hall is a country house built in the late 18th century, likely for Joseph Forster and possibly designed by William Newton. It is constructed of pink sandstone ashlar, with the rear rendered, and features a Scottish slate roof.

The south front of the house is two storeys high with a basement and consists of five symmetrical bays. It has a plinth that is set back above the basement, along with sill bands and a first-floor band. A grand flight of twelve moulded steps leads up to the central part-glazed double doors, which are framed by pilasters and a pediment. The windows are primarily twelve-pane sashes, except for the basement which has eight-pane short sashes. There is a moulded eaves cornice, and above the three central bays, an open pediment displays a central marble statue flanked by leafy urns. The roof is hipped, featuring T-plan stepped-and-banded stacks at each end of the ridge. The left return has a similar four-bay arrangement, while the right return has three bays, including a full-height canted three-window bay on the right. The rear elevation includes a central gabled stair wing with Venetian and Diocletian windows, and a right projecting early 20th-century four-bay extension with eight-pane sash windows.

Inside, the Sitting Room boasts a marble fireplace, a moulded dado rail, and an acanthus cornice. The Dining Room features a dentil cornice. There is a Venetian screen leading to the stair hall, which has an open-well stair with stick balusters, moulded newels, and a ramped moulded handrail. The bedrooms have cornices and old fireplace surrounds, with doors made of six fielded panels and panelled shutters. The basement rooms include a segmental-arched fireplace, an old kitchen range, and a wine cellar located under the entrance hall, which has a brick barrel vault and stone wine bins.