Barrowby Hall With Front Steps And Flanking Screen Walls And Gate Piers

Barrowby Hall is a house, now functioning as a farmhouse, located on Barrowby Lane. It was built in 1677, as indicated by the date inscribed on the quoin at the rear, but underwent significant remodeling around 1720 by William Etty, with a rear service wing added in the 19th century. The building has been altered internally since 1945. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and features a slate roof. The layout is single-depth with receding wings that create the appearance of a double-depth structure, and it has a stair turret that projects to the rear.

The hall is two stories high, with an attic and cellar, and presents a symmetrical seven-bay facade in a classical style. This facade includes a band, a moulded cornice, and a parapet. The central entrance features a panelled door with a shouldered architrave, which is linked by a moulded apron to a window above. The windows are boxed sashed with 12 panes and triple keystones, with the ground floor windows set on the band. There are four flat-roofed attic dormers behind the parapet. The left side of the building has four windows on each floor, while the right side features some blind windows, leading to the 19th-century service wing that extends to the right and is two stories lower.

At the rear, the quoin on the left return wall displays the inscribed date of 1677. A 2.5-storey gabled stair turret is located at the angle with the service wing and features a 3-light chamfered mullion window at the top level. The roof is hipped and covered with slate, and the chimneys are made of white brick.

Inside, although altered, the hall retains a full-height late 17th-century open-well staircase with a moulded string, turned balusters, and a moulded handrail. In the rear room of the left wing, some moulded plaster panels can still be seen. The front corners of the building are flanked by high screen walls that are set at right angles, incorporating massive square gate piers with moulded caps. The approach to the front door is via five broad steps, which are protected by a low wall that includes side benches and ramps down to low piers.