Thrum Hall

Thrum Hall is a house built in 1823 for Travis, constructed of coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and a stone roof. It is square in plan, featuring a central entrance and staircase, a former ballroom to the right, and two rooms to the left. The house is designed in the style of an Italianate villa. The front elevation, three bays wide, has a central entrance with a Doric porch, which is a later addition. Flanking the entrance are two-tier pilasters with engraved hieroglyphics. The first floor has sash windows and a sill band, topped by heavy projecting bracketed stone eaves. The low-pitched hipped roof features a central decorative chimney stack incorporating pilasters, circular-headed glazed lights, bracketed eaves, and multiple crown pots. The flues run along a winding route from the outer walls to reach the central stack. The grand staircase has a substantial handrail, bulbous balusters, and a closed string, all carved from a single piece of stone, extending for approximately six steps. The rear parlour contains plasterwork in the Adam style.