Maubern Hall

Maubern Hall is a former farmhouse, now a house, built around 1700 for Joseph Malbron, with late 18th century and 20th century alterations. The building features irregular bonded purple-red brick on a rubble sandstone plinth, topped with a Kerridge stone-slate roof, stone ridge, and two brick chimneys. It has a symmetrical seven-bay front that is two-plus stories high, with the central five bays under a triangular gable. There are double sawtooth brick bands at the first and second floors. The windows are 20th century 12-pane sashes with soldier arched heads on the lower two stories, and 9-pane windows in the gable, which replace the original two-light tall chamfered stone mullions, one of which still survives on each side. A blocked elliptical light is cut into a stone block at the apex of the gable. The entrance features a carved 20th century wooden doorcase with a broken segmental pediment. To the right, there is a small one-story section with some small timber framing, which may belong to an earlier house. The interior is mostly 20th century but retains the original plan. This building is an early brick house in a rubble stone area and showcases an interesting mix of polite and vernacular architectural styles from the period.