Duffield Hall

Duffield Hall is a country house, now used as offices, dating from circa 1640. It has undergone alterations in the 18th century, restoration and alterations in 1871, and renovation between 1975 and 1978 by George Grey & Partners for the Derbyshire Building Society. The hall is constructed of sandstone ashlar, with a plain tile roof and four tall stone stacks featuring diamond plan shafts, one with three, another with two, and a plain stack to the rear. Moulded stone coped gables are present, along with plain kneelers and moulded finials. The building features a chamfered plinth, moulded bands for the first and second floors and the attic.

The east elevation has five gabled bays. The three bays to the left incorporate a central 19th-century stone porch with a Tudor arch, carved spandrels, a parapet with a frieze of quatrefoils, and a coat of arms. To the left of the porch is a recessed and chamfered cross window and a large polygonal bay, each with a cross window, separated by buttresses similar to those of the porch. A parapet with a quatrefoil frieze is present. To the right are three cross windows, a single-light window with a transom, and a projecting two-bay section with four cross windows. The first floor has eight cross windows and a single transomed window. The three left-hand gabled bays display three cross windows in the gable and three keyed oval windows above. The two right-hand gabled bays have two keyed oval vents in the gable. The south elevation has similar fenestration. The west elevation has irregular fenestration with 2, 3, and 4-light mullioned windows, some blocked, and a blocked 3-light window with a transom.

Inside, the entrance hall has 17th-century style panelling and a segmental-arched screen of three bays. A stone bolection moulded chimneypiece is also present. A room to the right contains late 16th-century staggered panelling, a moulded cornice, and a chimneypiece with a frieze and tapering fluted pilasters. A room to the left features early 18th-century style panelling, likely re-used. A panelled staircase hall leads to a main staircase around an open well, with a closed string, twisted balusters, and a heavy moulded handrail. Two marble bolection moulded chimneypieces are located on the first floor. A late 16th-century back staircase connects the first to the second floor, featuring pierced splat balusters. A stud partition is also present. A 19th-century cantilevered stone service stair with iron stick balusters includes a single curving flight with a wreathed handrail.