Twigmore Hall

Twigmore Hall is a house that dates from the late 18th century to early 19th century, although it has earlier origins. It is constructed of limestone rubble with some re-used ashlar blocks and red brick dressings, featuring a brick front and stacks, and has a renewed pantile roof. The building has an L-shaped plan and is two storeys high with three symmetrical bays. The central entrance consists of a part-glazed door beneath a fanlight with mock glazing bars, flanked by 16-pane flush sash windows. There is a three-course band at the first floor, which has two similar sash windows and a 12-pane sash above the door. All openings are topped with segmental brick arches, and the building has stepped eaves with a plain cornice board. The hipped roof has end stacks, and the left and right returns display re-used ashlar blocks for the lower rear quoins. The rear wing, made of similar materials, features hung and sliding sashes with glazing bars and a dentilled brick eaves cornice. Inside, the hall contains fielded panel window shutters and doors. Historically, in the late 16th to early 17th centuries, Twigmore was known as a refuge for Catholics. John Wright, one of the conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot, lived there, and local tradition links the Hall to the Plot.