Old Hall Cottage

Old Hall Cottage is a house that dates from the 16th century and the early 19th century. It is constructed from coursed squared sandstone and red brick, topped with a plain tile roof. The building features two large lateral stacks and a chamfered stone plinth. It stands two storeys high, with the south elevation made of massive sandstone blocks, prominently displaying the two stacks, which were raised in brick during the 19th century.

On the left side of the south elevation, there is a projecting gabled bay with a 2-light casement window on each floor; the lower window retains the remains of a chamfered stone surround, while the upper window has a brick segmental arch. To the right, the ground floor has no openings, but there are two horizontal bands of 20th-century casements beneath the eaves. The west elevation, also made of stone, includes a single light window on the ground floor and a blocked window above. The north elevation is constructed of brick and features a sawtooth eaves cornice, three segment-headed 3-light casements on the ground floor, and a blocked segment-headed doorway to the left, which has a 20th-century window set in. Above, there are three segment-headed 3-light casements, and a lean-to bay set back to the right has a doorway with a panelled door and rectangular overlight, with a 2-light segment-headed casement above.

Inside, the main ground floor rooms are spacious, with high ceilings and exposed beams, the principal beams being stop-chamfered. There are two large 16th-century fireplaces: one features a four-centred arch with joggle jointed voussoirs, while the other has a chamfered segmental arch with joggle jointed voussoirs. The interior also includes close studded partitions and an early 19th-century stick baluster staircase with turned newels and a ramped handrail. The upper corridor has a moulded four-centred arched stone chimneypiece with a cupboard to the left, and a stud partition with curved braces. The roof is a two-bay collar purlin design with tension braces. The cottage is said to be the remains of the 16th-century Twyford Hall.