Carlton Curlieu Hall

Carlton Curlieu Hall is a country house dated 1636, though it may have earlier origins, with alterations made in the late 17th century and around 1800. The building is constructed of ashlar with stone dressings and features a Swithland slate roof, which has a moulded stone ridge and side stacks. The facade includes string courses and stone-coped Dutch gables topped with semicircular finials.

The entrance front has 2 and a half storeys plus a basement, showcasing five gables and windows. The lower two storeys are adorned with stone mullion and transom windows that have moulded eared architraves and mostly leaded lights. The stonework and windows at both ends of the lower two floors project forward, and there are blocked one-light windows at the ends. On the second floor, the windows are framed in moulded stone and consist of wooden mullion and transom windows.

A central stone porch spans two storeys, featuring a rounded archway with a faceted keystone and a Roman Doric column on either side. Above the porch is a stone cartouche displaying arms, and the door has a Tudor arch. Three semicircular stone steps lead up to the entrance. The basement contains two-light stone mullion windows, some of which are blocked.

To the right, the avenue front has three Dutch gables, with three paired 6/6 sash windows on the lower two floors and a 6/6 sash window in each gable. The lower two floors also have moulded eared architraves and a blocked window. Rainwater heads on both the avenue and entrance fronts are dated 1871. There are one-storey extensions in the rear kitchen yard.

Inside, the house features reset 17th-century panelling, 18th-century oak and pine panelling, bolection-moulded stone and marble fireplaces, and a staircase likely from the late 17th century, which has heavy turned balusters and ball finials. The gable overlooking the kitchen yard is inscribed with "Sep.24, 1636 I.O.T.O." Carlton Curlieu Hall has been the seat of the Palmer family since the 17th century.