Kings Newton Hall

Kings Newton Hall is a small country house located on the north side of Main Street in the parish of Melbourne. The original structure dates to the early 17th century and underwent restoration in 1900 following a fire in 1859; minor additions were also made at that time. The house is constructed of rubble stone with ashlar dressings and quoins, notable for its deep chamfered plinth and moulded first-floor string course. The roof is slate, featuring a large brick ridge stack on a stone base, and pairs of large external stacks to the west and east elevations, with diamond-set brick pots to the west and solid brick pots to the east.

The house is arranged in an "H" plan with two storeys plus attics. The street elevation is characterized by gabled bays flanking a wide central bay. The central bay contains a moulded four-centred arch set in a flat-headed surround, with a similar door within a porch. Flanking this are single-light windows, and cross windows are situated on the side walls of the central bay and in the centre of the gabled bays. A similar window arrangement is found on the upper floor, with dripmoulds on the outer windows and transomes in the single-light windows. Above the central doorway is a cross window, and flanking windows bear hopper heads dated 1560. A western window facing into the centre has been blocked with stone rubble. Above the gabled bays, each has a two-light mullion window, with dripmoulds, while the central bay displays two hipped dormers with a two-light casement to the centre and a three-light casement to the side walls.

The west elevation features a gabled central bay with a large three-light triple-transomed staircase window with a dripmould, and a two-light mullioned window above. This is flanked by pairs of cross windows to both ground and first floors, located on either side of the external stacks. The east elevation is similar, with the exception of a circa 1910 gabled addition to the south.

Most of the windows throughout the house have recessed and cyma reversa mouldings, and are largely copies from 1910 of the earlier windows. The interior was completely renewed in 1910, featuring an 18th-century style staircase, stone four-centred arched fireplaces, and stone four-centred arched doorcases. The building formerly served as the seat of the Hardinge family. The interior has not been inspected.