Unthank Hall

Unthank Hall is a house that dates from the late 16th century or earlier, with additions from the 17th century and alterations from the 18th and 19th centuries. It is constructed from coursed rubble coal measures sandstone with ashlar dressings, featuring quoins, coped gables with moulded kneelers, ashlar gable stacks, and a stone slated roof. The house is designed in a T-plan, with an additional gabled range to the north-east.

The south-east elevation showcases an advanced gabled range at the south-west end, alongside a two-bay range that is set back. This elevation includes 19th-century timber cross windows in plain stone surrounds and a stone-framed doorway located at the angle of the two ranges, which features a six-panelled door and a rectangular overlight with radiating glazing bars. The gabled range has two 2-light casement windows set within the moulded surrounds of former 2-light recessed chamfer mullioned windows. On the first floor, there are two single-light windows with flush surrounds and a plain band linking the heads of the windows.

The south-west elevation displays 2 and 3-light recessed chamfer mullioned windows. The rear gable of the south-west range features a 5-light recessed chamfer mullioned window on the ground floor and two 2-light windows on the first floor, both with dripmoulds above. The north-east elevation of the rear range includes a 4-light and a 3-light chamfer mullioned window on the first floor, a ground floor doorway with a quoined surround that is now blocked to form a window, and a lean-to addition with a coped gable and reused mullions in the window.

Inside, Unthank Hall contains significant areas of 17th-century decorative plasterwork in the first-floor rooms, which include moulded cornices, decorative friezes, an overmantle, and an enriched beam soffit. The hearths in the ground floor rooms maintain their 17th-century surrounds, with two featuring bolection moulds and cornices, while another has a cambered head to the hearth lintel with a quoined surround. There are also numerous exposed spine beams and oak joists. Unthank Hall is noted to have been the home of the Lowe family since the 17th century.