Allanson Hall

Allanson Hall is a farmhouse dated 1618 that has been extended and altered, now functioning as three separate dwellings. It features a stone plinth and brick construction, with some parts rendered, and roofs made of stone slates and corrugated sheet. The building has two chimney stacks, one located externally on the rear wall and the other at the gable of a rear extension. The overall plan is roughly T-shaped, with extensions added to both the front and rear of the original three-bay house, the rear extension having a separate corrugated sheet roof.

The original front, which faces south, consists of two coupled two-storey projections topped with moulded stone copings and kneelers that have stone ball finials. The left projection has been rendered and altered, while the right serves as a porch with a stone lintel inscribed in relief with "A XR V G. A 1618." Inside the porch, there are stone benches and a moulded inner doorcase. The projecting extension to the right, which has stone quoins, is now flat-roofed and has been altered. A stone band runs along the first floor of the entire front, and all windows have been modified.

The rear wall features a large attached chimney stack and an outshut that houses a staircase, leading into a large rear extension. The right return wall, which includes the gable of the original house and the sides of both extensions, displays various altered windows and doors, with bands on two levels in the gable, and is rendered with a scored finish at ground level. Inside, there is a good staircase of 17th-century style, and on the first floor of the rear wing, there is an unusually complete example of early 18th-century panelling with fluted Doric pilasters.