Wassand Hall

Wassand Hall is a country house constructed between 1813 and 1819, with subsequent additions in 1843 and the late 19th century. It was designed by Thomas Cundy for the Reverend Charles Constable and later restored by Francis Johnson for Sir Marmaduke Strickland-Constable. The house is built of white brick with ashlar dressings, topped with a slate hipped roof, a domed lantern, and brick stacks. An ashlar plinth, first-floor band, and eaves cornice define the facade.

The west entrance front has three windows, with a slightly projecting central bay. The central doorway features a wooden pedimented surround with glazed double doors, flanked by narrow glazing bar sashes. Above, a similar central window is flanked by single glazing bar sashes. A set-back service wing to the right has glazing bar sashes. The south front displays five windows, the central one with a moulded ashlar surround and a flat, bracketed hood accessed by three steps. The ground floor features tall glazing bar sashes, with smaller sashes above, set against a lower, set-back service wing. The east front presents six windows; the ground floor has tall glazing bar sashes with small ashlar panels below and smaller sashes above. A set-back wing to the left has tripartite sashes inserted in 1948, alongside single glazing bar sashes. A north entrance front, built after the removal of a service wing in 1947-48, features a central three-window projection topped by a parapet. A central projecting porch has an open pediment supported on pilasters, flanking a round-headed doorway with double panel doors and an ornate fanlight with a double keystone. Above this is a single round-headed sash with a small blind window. Eitherside are oval windows with single glazing bar sashes above.

The interior retains original doors, doorcases, window shutters, and ornate plaster coving throughout. A two-storey galleried entrance hall is lit by a circular domed lantern and contains a staircase with two barley-sugar balusters per tread and a semi-circular roof light. The library retains original tripartite bookcases, and the reception rooms feature original marble fireplaces. The dining room incorporates a mid-18th century pine fireplace reused from a previous house. Most bedrooms retain their original fireplaces. This Regency house was carefully restored by Francis Johnson in 1947-48 and retains almost all of its original internal features.