Stank Hall

Stank Hall is a house dating from the late 15th century, originally built with timber framing and later encased in stone. The north wall was added in the 17th century, and there have been alterations in the 19th century. The front wall is made of coursed gritstone, while the rear and south side are constructed from brick, topped with a stone slate roof. The building has two storeys and an attic, featuring two windows across its width. It has quoins and a central doorway with an overlight, along with four-pane sash windows. On the left side, there is a stone external stack with two moulded string courses, which has been widened to accommodate a first-floor fireplace and latrine supported by two corbels.

The interior has not been inspected recently, but a record from 1985 indicates it contains three pairs of principal posts, a bressumer, and a wallplate with short straight braces. The first floor features a cross-wall that is close-studded, along with two king-post trusses and a ridge with a longitudinal brace. Stank Hall and its barn were initially constructed by the Beeston family, who were the lords of the manor of Beeston, when they established a hunting park in the late 15th century. At that time, it was referred to as 'New Hall' to differentiate it from their manor house in Beeston village. This name was later transferred to a new block built by the Hodgson family, which was originally attached to the hall. In the 19th century, alterations made by the Denison and Beckett families led to the creation of two tenanted houses.