Betchton Hall

Betchton Hall is a small country house dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of red Flemish bond brick with stone dressings, topped with a slate roof. The main front has seven bays arranged symmetrically. The central entrance is framed by an arched stone surround decorated with Greek key patterns, leading to double, semi-glazed doors, a fanlight above, and a projecting keystone. Flanking the entrance are three sash windows on each side, each with four panes per sash and flat arched heads, sitting on stone sills. The upper floor mirrors this arrangement, with alternate windows being blind. A stone surround with brackets supporting a projecting shelf is featured above the central window. Ashlar quoins mark the corners, and an ashlar cornice and parapet run along the top of the wall. The left side of the house presents three bays, with the central bay recessed and containing a Venetian window and double, semi-glazed doors, set within a moulded ashlar surround and a projecting keystone. Above this, a first-floor Venetian window is recessed and sits beneath a basket relieving arch and a shallow pedimental gable. Projecting bays with ashlar quoins on their corners flank the Venetian windows, each featuring sash windows with four panes per sash and moulded ashlar surrounds. An ashlar band divides the ground and first floors.