Melbourne Hall

Melbourne Hall is a house built around 1780 to 1790, with later wings added to the rear. It is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond with stone dressings and has a slate roof. The main front of the house is two storeys high and consists of three bays. The centre bay projects forward and features a canted bay with a central panelled and glazed door, which is topped by a fanlight with radial glazing set in an architrave with a pediment supported by consoles. On either side of the door, there are sash windows with sills and glazing bars, all positioned under flat gauged brick arches and cornices on consoles. The right bay contains a large 15-pane unequal sash window, while the left bay has a sash window with glazing bars, both also under flat gauged brick arches. A first-floor band runs across the front, and the first floor features sash windows with glazing bars and sills, all under gauged brick arches. The eaves cornice is moulded, and there are axial stacks and hipped roofs. The left and right elevations each have canted bays at the principal end, which extend beyond the main elevation. The rear elevation includes the former stable block, topped by an axial bell-turret with round moulded arches between pilasters, a dentilled cornice, and a pyramidal roof with a ball finial. Inside, many original features remain, including a selection of marble fireplaces and a cut-string staircase with stick balusters and a slender ramped and wreathed handrail.