Haigh Hall

Haigh Hall is a house dating from 1827 to 1840, built for and possibly by the 24th Earl of Crawford and Balcarres. The building is constructed of stone and has a square plan around a central light well.

The south east entrance facade has eleven bays, with the third, fourth, and eighth, ninth bays projecting. A top cornice and parapet run along the roofline. Most windows are sash windows with glazing bars, but ground floor windows and a central first floor window have unique casements that open from the inside only, featuring a small upper sash. A hexastyle Tuscan porch with paired columns sits centrally, leading to an entrance with an eared architrave, panelled pilasters, a frieze, and a consoled cornice, sheltering a half-glazed door.

The left return, facing the garden, has seven bays, with the first, fifth, and seventh bays being full-height canted bays. These windows also feature the unusual casement style mentioned above. An ornamental cast iron balcony is positioned on the first floor. The rear facade has ten bays, with the third, fourth, and seventh, eighth bays projecting; the ground floor windows feature casements, while the others are sash windows with glazing bars. The right return has eight bays, including end full-height canted bays, and two round-headed service entrances featuring fanlights with glazing bars. A penthouse sits atop the roof. There are multiple chimneys.

The interior displays rich decorative detailing. The entrance hall has a coffered ceiling, an anthemion frieze, and two fireplaces with gothic-style grates, along with a wind direction indicator. The stair hall contains a sail vault with a central light; the lunettes are decorated with friezes of Vitruvian scroll, urns and griffins, and the vault is fluted, with masks at the angles. One ground floor room incorporates early 18th-century timber blind arcading on composite pilasters, with rich spandrels and an entablature. A screen of two arches, possibly originally a partition wall, has a modillion cornice and panels to the ceiling. A first-floor room is accessed via a richly decorated apse, featuring a coffered ceiling, chandeliers, and fireplaces. An adjacent library contains ceiling decoration with symbols, while another room has an apse and niches. A passage leads to a re-used early 18th-century open well staircase, boasting an open string, three square column-on-vase balusters per tread, and a saucer dome with etched glass.