Shelley Hall

Shelley Hall is a large detached house dating back to the 17th century, with possible additions from a slightly later date and a 20th-century block to the rear. The building is constructed of hammer-dressed stone with quoins and has a stone slate roof with a central clustered ashlar stack. It features a moulded eaves cornice to both the front and rear, adorned with corner finials, as well as gable copings. The house follows a square, double-pile plan with the later block added to one side.

The front elevation has a near-central doorway that has been partially blocked, featuring a richly moulded, deep hood mould. To the left of the doorway is a two-light window, possibly formerly with a transom, and to the right an eight-light mullioned and transomed window with a king mullion. All windows are double chamfered. A continuous drip mould rises over the doorway as a second hood mould. Above the door is an oval window set within a chamfered stone surround. The first floor has a four-light, a two-light, and a three-light window, all double chamfered. The gable apexes on the left and right have blocked two-light windows with hood moulds featuring decorative stops.

The right elevation includes a six-light mullioned and transomed window on the ground floor and a three-light window above. An unusual drip moulding continues from the eaves, dropping over the first-floor window like an inverted hood mould. A second gable on the right side has a partially blocked, chamfered doorway with a deep lintel and a four-light window to the right. The first floor has two two-light windows and one to the attic, all double chamfered. The rear elevation has two-light double chamfered windows. A two-storey porch with a crenellated parapet, dating from the early 20th century, is also present. The early 20th-century block is placed to the rear, right, and is in keeping with the overall design.

Inside, the building has stop-chamfered beams, king-post trusses with angle struts and slightly cambered tie-beams, with the king post braced to the ridge. Original purlins remain. While some original timbers may have been replaced, other elements such as good panelling, chimney pieces, and fireplaces are present, though primarily from the 19th century and imported.