Barr Hall And Attached Farm Buildings

A farmhouse and attached farm buildings dating from the mid-18th century, with extensions added in the early and mid-19th century and minor later alterations. The farmhouse is constructed of red brick with gauged brick dressings to the front elevation, and has a plain stone band to the mid-19th century addition. The front range and mid-19th century addition to the west have hipped roofs covered in graduated slate, with brick side wall stacks and plain eaves bands. The rear section, dating from the mid-18th century, has a steeply pitched plain tile roof with brick gable stacks, brick coped gables, and a dentilled eaves band. The attached farm buildings are also of red brick with plain tile roofs and brick coped gables.

The farmhouse is partly three storeys and partly two storeys, with a garret to the mid-18th century section. The main front has four bays, with a slightly recessed bay to the west. Steps lead to a central Roman Doric columned doorcase with a plain entablature, double half-glazed doors, and a fan traceried overlight. Wide glazing bar sashes flank the doorcase, and a taller glazing bar sash is situated to the west. Above the lower sashes are three narrower sash windows to the east, and one similar, taller sash window to the west. Above that, to the east, are three smaller sash windows. All windows have flat brick arches. The rear elevation of the farmhouse features a mix of segment-headed and flat-headed casement windows.

Attached to the east is a low two-storey range with a first floor band running eastwards, a higher archway at the far end, and a barn at right angles, with cowsheds beyond to the south. The low range has segment-headed doorcases and a four-light segment-headed window to the west, with small casement windows above to the west end. The archway to the east is now partly blocked. Inside the barn are full-height double plank doors with breathers to either side, and a segment-headed door with a two-light window above, to the south. The cowsheds have segment-headed doors and inserted windows.

The interior of the farmhouse includes an early 19th century stick baluster staircase, reeded fireplaces and cornices to the front rooms, and, in the rear section, inglenook fireplaces, stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops, and 18th-century panelled doors.