Bank Hall

Bank Hall is a mansion house, with elements dating back to 1608, but largely rebuilt and altered between 1832 and 1835, and now derelict. It is constructed of red brick with stone dressings, and has slate roofs. The building extends along an east-west axis, with irregular plan, with 19th-century additions on the north side and at both ends of the original 17th-century house. The original plan is largely obscured by these additions, except for a projecting tower on the south side. The main ranges are mostly two and a half storeys high, while the 19th-century service wing to the east is lower.

The most prominent feature is the tower, square in plan and partially enveloped by what was likely the 17th-century hall range. This tower contains the remains of the original staircase and rises significantly above the roofline. It has stone quoins, four original stone cross-windows with recessed ovolo-and-fillet mullions and transoms, and hoodmoulds, irregularly placed at different levels. A 19th-century clock face is located above the windows, and the tower is topped by a parapet decorated with ornamental features in a 17th-century style, although the rear (north) side of the tower has recently collapsed. To the left of the tower is a hall range with two unequal 19th-century bays, and two Dutch gables in the attic. There are three similar gables on the north side. The west crosswing, and the north and service ends of the house are in matching 17th-century style, with similar gables and several tall, slim chimney stacks with clustered diagonal flues. All window openings appear to be 19th-century. Interior inspection has not been possible, but the remains of a moulded plaster ceiling in a 17th-century style are visible in the hall range; this includes sections of stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops.