Meynell Langley

Meynell Langley is a small country house located in Kirk Langley, built in the late 18th century and remodelled between 1806 and 1807. Two additional bays were added to the east in 1818 and two to the west in 1829, with the south front being designed by Francis Goodwin in 1829. The house is constructed of red brick, partly faced in sandstone ashlar, with a plain tile hipped roof and various brick stacks. It stands two storeys high and features a symmetrical nine-bay south elevation arranged in a 2-1-3-1-2 bay configuration, with each bay slightly stepped back from the centre. The central part has an entablature that steps down to a blocking course on either side, and there is a first-floor sill band across the centre five bays.

A central portico supported by coupled Ionic columns features an entablature that continues on either side, with pilasters at the corners. The doorway has a moulded architrave and half-glazed double doors, flanked by four plain sash windows on each side, all adorned with decorative valancing. The first floor contains nine plain sash windows, with the centre three featuring moulded architraves. At the rear, there is a brick service wing, likely from the 18th century.

Inside, the staircase hall, created in 1806, includes two segmental arches and an open well with a delicate iron balustrade. The cantilevered stone staircase has a wreathed and ramped handrail, with cast iron balusters that alternate between plain and decorated styles. The interior also features a Jacobean style chimneypiece and a panelled dado, along with heraldic stained glass in the staircase window, mostly from the 19th century but with some earlier pieces.

To the east is a library with an Adamesque white marble and Blue John chimneypiece, along with fitted mahogany bookshelves. The dining room beyond has a Hoptonwood stone chimneypiece with Tuscan columns and a segmental arch leading to the servery. Both the library and dining room feature Grecian pelmets with acroteria. The L-plan drawing room includes a segmental arch and two reeded marble chimneypieces, as well as a variety of plaster cornices throughout.