Bispham Hall

Bispham Hall is a large house built in 1573, with later extensions. It is constructed of dressed stone with ashlar dressings, although the roof was lost in 1986. The building has three storeys and five gabled bays, with the second and fourth bays projecting, while the first and fifth bays project further and are wider. The base, quoins, and some remaining coping are still visible. Most windows feature double-chamfered mullions, likely restorations, and have label moulds; many are five-light windows with transoms. The ground floor includes a blocked window in the second bay, and the inner returns of the first, second, and fifth bays have four-light ovolo-mullioned blind windows with painted glazing. The first floor has a four-light window in the fourth bay and ovolo-mullioned blind windows in the inner returns of the first, second, and fifth bays. The second floor windows lack transoms, except for the four-light window in the fourth bay.

The round-headed entrance, which has impost blocks, is now blocked and features arms under a label mould above. The gable of the fifth bay has a round feature in the coping. The left return has a projecting gabled bay with a canted projecting centre that originally had a hipped roof and a rainwater head dated 1727. Continuous label moulds run above the windows, with those on the ground floor having double-chamfered mullions of two lights with transoms, while the first-floor windows are similar but have ovolo mullions. The second-floor windows are also ovolo-mullioned but do not have transoms. There is a projecting lateral stack to the right, and the right return features another projecting lateral stack with blocked fire windows and a later lean-to shed with a crow-stepped gable at the front. The projecting gabled bay has ovolo-mullioned windows, as does the extension to the right. The rear of the building has later extensions and a truncated stack, along with some mullioned windows and a round-headed opening.

The interior has not been inspected, but the upper storeys were destroyed by fire. A Tudor-headed doorway is visible on the second floor, and it is said to have had large fireplaces and a staircase with turned balusters, which likely do not survive. Despite extensive damage, Bispham Hall remains one of the most complete examples from the 16th century in the historic county of Lancashire.