Witham Hall And 3 Archways

Witham Hall is a former country house that has been converted into a preparatory school, featuring three archways. The building dates back to around 1730, with extensions made around 1830, 1876, and significant alterations and extensions carried out between 1903 and 1905 by architect A N Prentice. It is constructed of ashlar stone and has hipped roofs made of Collyweston slate with lead dressings, along with several ashlar ridge stacks that have moulded cornices. The structure is designed in an H-plan.

Originally, the house had five bays, with two slightly projecting wings added in the 19th century and further modifications made in 1903, including an additional projecting block on the right. The building is two stories tall with attics and features a nine-bay front that includes a plinth, a first-floor band, a moulded eaves cornice with dentillation on the sides, and rusticated quoins. The central entrance consists of glazed double doors set in a rusticated surround topped with a segmental pediment, which is part of a single-storey bow added in 1903. This bow has a cornice and a flat lead roof, with pairs of windows on either side. Flanking the bow are three additional windows, with the outer pair featuring triangular pediments. The first floor has nine windows, and the outer shaped gables each have a single window. The roof includes five 20th-century gabled dormers with scrolled pediments and slate-hung cheeks. All windows are glazing bar sashes with moulded stone architraves and keyblocks.

To the right, there is a 20th-century wing that has a three-bay, two-storey bow in the centre of its side elevation, designed to complement the main building. The interior was completely remodeled in 1905 but reflects an 18th-century style. At the rear, attached to the service block, is a gateway featuring a Tudor arch set within a rectangular hood. The spandrels contain single armorial shields, and there is a moulded string course with a triangular top that displays the date 1830 in a lozenge, flanked by side pinnacles. Additionally, there are two other similar archways at the rear, dated 1876 and 1906.