Kirkby Grange Hall

Kirkby Grange Hall is a large house, later divided, dating to circa 1606, originally built for Sir Richard Assheton of Middleton, Lancashire, for his second son Ralph. It has undergone alterations in the 18th century and more recently. The house is constructed of hammer-dressed stone with quoins, and has a stone slate roof, with some sections turned and lowered. The original ashlar stacks have been altered. The building has a U-shaped plan with two facades set at 90 degrees to each other, and two projecting wings at the rear. The facades have a similar appearance, each with a gable to the right, and are each three bays wide, with the entrance positioned between the first and second bays. The main entrance, on the south side, features an elaborate lintel with scrolls and shields, bearing the inscription "LAUS DEO" in raised letters. The windows are mullioned and transomed with continuous drip mould over the ground and first floors. The window arrangement is ten, six, and ten-lights on the south side, and ten, six, and fourteen-lights on the east side, with a three-light window in the apex of each gable. A wing on the north side has been largely altered and the roof lowered.

Inside, the north-east parlour contains an arched fireplace, 10 feet 6 inches wide, constructed of stone, with each arch bearing a number and a mason's mark. Other rooms feature plastered beams and cornices.