Stretton Hall

This is a country house, now used as a hospital, dating from 1715 with minor additions from the 18th century and a late 19th-century wing. It is constructed of red brick, chequered with black on the sides and rear, and has a twin-span roof of Swithland slate with truncated brick ridge stacks. The building has a cemented plinth, stone dressings, rusticated quoins, moulded stone bands, a painted modillion cornice, and stone coped gables with kneelers.

The main, central section has a three-window front with a pediment, and a two-and-a-half storey canted bay on either side. The windows are mostly 4/4 sashes, with some 6/6 and 6/9 sashes. Moulded stone frames feature keystones. A central flight of stone steps leads to a painted stone doorcase with a segmental pediment supported on carved consoles; the pediment is carved with a coat of arms. A two-light dormer sits above the central section. Basement windows include 2/2, 3/3 sashes and two bull’s eye windows. A late 19th-century two-storey extension, matching the style, is located on the right end, with two storeys of two 4/4 sashes. A front of four 4/4 sashes and a basement section are on the left end.

The rear front features four 6/6 sashes and a central 9/9 sash above a two-leaved, part-glazed door leading up a flight of stone steps. A fine late 19th-century wing, in a similar style, is positioned at the left end, at a right angle, with four 6/6 sashes over two storeys and a basement. A canted bay with a 6/6 sash and a bull’s eye window sits in the gable of this wing. A single-storey billiard room with a roof lantern is situated to its left, with a mid-20th century door and angled porch. The lower section of the second span behind this wing is not considered to be of particular historical interest.

Inside the main range, one room features bolection moulded panelling. A date is inscribed on a brick to the right of the principal entrance door.