Old Hall Public House

The Old Hall Public House is a former hall-house that has been cut in half by a railway and is now used as a public house. It dates from the 17th century and incorporates timber framing believed to be from the 15th century. The building features hammer-dressed stone with quoins and a stone slate roof that has turned gables with chamfered copings. The main hall is a single storey, while there is a two-storey crosswing to the left.

The hall has a prominent 12-light window that is hollow chamfered, mullioned, and transomed, complete with a hood mould. The crosswing includes a single light window in the gable apex, a five-light window on the first floor, and a six-light window on the ground floor, all of which are hollow, double chamfered, and have hood moulds. The rear of the building, facing the road, has been altered, with the crosswing featuring one square-cut three-light window on each floor. A rear wing contains the main entrance, with outshuts on each side and some double chamfered windows.

Internally, the timber framing is exposed, with the crosswing being separately framed from the main hall and more complete. Much of the timber work has been replaced, but it retains jowelled posts and arched braces. The hall ceiling features 17th-century plasterwork. Notably, the house was once the home of the prominent 18th-century scientist Joseph Priestley.