Stocken Hall

Stocken Hall is a large country house, dating from the early 17th century, with significant alterations in the early 18th century and later 19th century. The house is constructed of ashlar and coursed squared rubble stone, with Collyweston slate roofs and various stone stacks, some incorporating grouped flues. The principal early 18th century front faces the garden and is of ashlar construction, displaying two storeys and seven 6/6 sash windows arranged in a 2:3:2 pattern, with a slightly projecting central section flanked by giant Tuscan pilasters. Features include quoins, a plinth, a first-floor band, an entablature with a plain frieze, and a panelled parapet. The windows have fine 'Gibbs' surrounds with bracketted stone sills. A central doorcase in a similar style features a quintruple keystone and a broken segmental pediment, sheltering a partly glazed door in two leaves with an overlight. A simpler two-storey front with sash windows is located to the left, while a later 19th century wing with Dutch gables and stone mullion windows extends to the right, projecting forward with a gabled front and side. A large single-storey extension sits further to the right. Behind this wing, facing right, is a 17th century section refaced in the later 19th century and displaying three Dutch gables. The rear of the house reveals 17th century walling, characterised by a high plinth and stone mullion windows and a blocked doorway. Internally, the early 18th century front includes a contemporary fielded panelled room to the left. The central room features a stone flagged floor and a refixed 18th century oak staircase with balusters; part of the handrail is now missing. A bedroom retains some 17th and 18th century panelling, while the rear wing contains two 17th century stone fireplaces with four-centred heads.