Capernwray Hall

Capernwray Hall is a country house built in 1844 by Edmund Sharpe, featuring later additions. The structure is made of coursed, squared sandstone blocks and has a slate roof, designed in the Perpendicular style with an almost symmetrical facade. It stands two storeys high, with a four-storey tower at the rear. The north front consists of nine bays, flanked by two-storey wings on either side of a central recessed five-bay range, which includes a central two-storey porch with corner turrets. This section has a continuous string course and battlemented parapets. The central range features mullioned and transomed windows of two different designs, while the wings have traceried windows on the first floor. The right-hand wing has a projecting bay on the ground floor, and the left-hand wing has two pointed-headed windows. The porch contains a moulded doorway and a stone oriel window on the first floor displaying a coat of arms.

The west front showcases two two-storey bay windows with perpendicular tracery. The south front features a canted bay window on the ground floor to the left, which lights the dining room, and to the right is the tower with a battlemented parapet and angle turrets. There is also a right-angled wing of possibly later date, which includes various mullioned and transomed windows.

Adjoining to the east is the stable court, which has an entrance through a gatehouse with twin battlemented towers and ribbed vaulting. The south tower supports a taller, narrower tower towards the rear, topped with a pyramidal roof and bell openings, and features a clock and a carved scroll that reads 'MC AD 184'.

Inside, the staircase hall boasts an open timber roof with tie beams, short king posts, and tracery infill. The staircase has carved square newels, octagonal balusters, and a cantilevered first-floor gallery. The dining room and drawing room on the west side have moulded timber ceilings and carved marble fireplaces. A wooden screen from the 18th century, said to be from St. Mary, Lancaster, divides these rooms and features Corinthian pilasters, attached columns, and a carved entablature.