The Hall (Number 1, Town'S Lane)

Country House. The house dates from the 17th century and was remodelled in the mid-18th century, likely by Francis Smith of Warwick; rainwater heads are dated 1750. It is constructed of coursed ironstone with visible roofs of Collyweston stone slate. A south front, added in the 18th century, is of a Palladian design. This front has nine bays across two and a half storeys, with the central five bays set back. The centre three bays feature an open pediment within the attic, supported by engaged Roman Doric columns with block entablatures. A central projecting, pedimented porch is supported by two Roman Doric columns. The fenestration consists of sash windows with glazing bars, framed by plastered surrounds. Two projecting end blocks of two bays each form modest pavilions, also with sash windows and plastered surrounds. A moulded cornice connects the pavilions to the recessed centre above the second storey. Parapets hide the roofline. Limestone stacks are placed asymmetrically on the building. The rear, north-facing side is three storeys high and has seven bays. A panelled door is positioned in the sixth bay from the left, under a hipped porch supported by brackets. The windows here are mostly sash windows with glazing bars, largely renewed in the early 19th century. A Venetian staircase window with Ionic detailing is centrally placed on the raised side. A deep timber eaves cornice sits below the gabled roof, and four limestone ridge stacks are present, the two outer stacks being at the gable ends. A large, two-storey service range, attached to the west side, was constructed in the late 19th century. It is of ironstone construction with Collyweston slate roofs, featuring late 19th-century sash windows with glazing bars and square ironstone stacks at intervals. The interior features a central, two-storey saloon, accessed from the north-facing hall through a shouldered doorway beneath a segmental pediment; a coffered arch sits beneath the pediment. Doors to the east and west of the saloon are similarly shouldered, and windows have scrolled bracket architraves supporting pediments. Giant Ionic pilasters rise to a moulded cornice fronting the upper windows. The plastered ceiling displays a restrained pattern of decorated ovals. A dining room has large-framed 18th-century panelling, while a sitting room has earlier 18th-century small-framed panelling. A room to the east of the staircase retains 17th-century small-framed, masons' mitre panelling. A closed string staircase has carved tread ends; turned balusters are found on the lower flight, and plain balusters on the upper flights.