Etal Manor

Etal Manor is a country house built in 1748 and 1767 for William Carr, with an extension added to the rear in 1888 for James Laing. The house is constructed of ashlar stone and features a Scottish slate roof. The original structure is L-shaped, with a range from 1767 filling in the angle.

The main entrance front has a chamfered plinth and rusticated quoins. It features a central pedimented Venetian doorway with a half-glazed door, flanked by thick-glazed side lights and a fanlight. The ground floor has 12-pane sash windows set within architraves, with lightly-moulded sill bands. The three left-side ground-floor windows also have thick glazing bars. A modillion cornice runs along the top, and the hipped roof is adorned with four banded ridge stacks on the returns.

The left return displays similar architectural details, including a pediment and pulvinated frieze above the central ground-floor windows. The right return, dating from 1767, has seven windows with raised surrounds, while the 19th-century additions at the rear are styled to closely match the original design.

Inside, the spacious entrance hall features an elliptical arch and pedimented door surrounds with pulvinated friezes. The broad open-well staircase has a ramped and moulded handrail, with turned balusters topped with square knops. The walls are adorned with a panelled dado and pilasters between the panels. A round-headed stair window has thick glazing bars. The drawing room retains its original panelled dado with a moulded rail, although the panelling above is a later addition. Throughout the house, there are also six-panel doors and shutters.