2A, 2B, AND 2-5, HALL BANK

These three pairs of lodging houses, now a house and offices, were built in 1793 and altered in the late 19th and 20th centuries. They are constructed of coursed and squared millstone grit with ashlar dressings and have stepped Welsh slate roofs with stone stacks.

The plan of each pair features a shared central entrance leading into an L-shaped house, with service areas at the rear, except for the pair on the right, which has been altered. The three-storey, 12-window front is arranged in a 4:4:4 pattern, with the houses stepped down the hillside. Nos. 2A and 2B have a relocated round-headed archway, dating back to the late 20th century, and a single 20th-century 2/2 sash window in a plain ashlar surround to the right. Above are two 6/6 sash windows in matching surrounds. Either side are two-storey canted bay windows with ashlar bases. Above these are four smaller 2/2 sash windows, also in plain ashlar surrounds. Nos. 2 & 3 and 4 & 5 each have a central round-headed archway in a plain ashlar surround, with two 6/6 sash windows above in plain ashlar surrounds with moulded hoods. Two-storey canted bay windows with ashlar basements are positioned either side. The upper windows consist of four smaller sashes, with a 6/3 configuration to Nos. 2 & 3, and a combination of 2/2 and 6/3 sashes to Nos. 4 & 5.

The interior of No. 5 retains a queen post roof. Original features include a planked door to the attic, some panelled doors (one with fretted panels), and shutters to the upper rooms. A stone staircase rises from the rear of the entrance hall, and features a stencilled motif on the treads, square section rails, and a wreathed handrail. The brick-vaulted cellars are stone-flagged and contain stone slabs raised on brick pillars. Historical records relating to the building accounts (1790-1797) and a historical study of Georgian Buxton (1984) provide further context.