Wennington Hall

Wennington Hall is a school, originally a country house, believed to have been constructed around 1868 by Paley on the site of an earlier building, though the current structure appears to be the result of multiple building phases. It is built of sandstone rubble with roofs of stone slate. The south facade is notable for its varied fenestration. A three-storey, two-bay section to the left features gables above each bay. The left-hand bay has an eight-light mullioned and transomed window with Tudor-arched heads on both the ground and first floors. The second-floor window is stepped, with three lights and tracery above the central light. The adjacent bay to the right mirrors this design, with a carved coat of arms above a moulded doorway with a pointed arch on its first floor. To the right of this are three bays with windows that have flat heads and Perpendicular tracery: six lights with transoms on the ground floor and three lights above. A gabled cross-wing extends further to the right, featuring a two-storey canted bay window with similar detailing. A range adjoining the right was relocated from the stable court in the mid-20th century. Behind the left-hand portion of the facade, a taller tower is visible, featuring a corner turret and embattled parapet. To the left of the main house are buildings forming the front of the stable court. A single-storey, gabled building has two adjacent cross windows with flat traceried heads. A wall connecting this building to the main house contains a two-light window with a similar head. A two-bay link leads to the gatehouse, which is two storeys high and has an embattled parapet, corner turret, and an oriel window of semi-circular plan on the first floor. The gatehouse doorway has a moulded pointed arch. Inside, the entrance hall features a glazed Gothic screen. The dog-leg staircase has octagonal newels with moulded caps, and barley sugar balusters. The stair hall incorporates a hammer-beam roof and is illuminated by a stained-glass window comprised of three ogee lights with tracery under a pointed head.