Gateford Hall

Gateford Hall is a hall house located on a moated site, dating from the 16th century, with a refronting in the mid-17th century and restorations in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building features a timber frame and is constructed of coursed squared rubble, topped with a 20th-century pantile roof. It has ashlar and brick dressings, a single gable, and an off-centre ridge stack. The structure is two storeys high with garrets and consists of five bays.

The main south front has an off-centre ashlar doorcase flanked by two 20th-century glazing bar sash windows, with five similar sashes above. The east gable includes a 20th-century doorway and four irregular unglazed openings, with the one at the gable peak supported by a mask corbel. The rear elevation features a lean-to extension under a continuous roof, which includes a single bay porch from the 19th century. To the left of the porch is a mullioned cellar window, followed by a single casement and a shouldered lancet window. Further to the right, there is an 18th-century plank door with a timber lintel and a single Yorkshire sash window.

Inside, the left side contains a timber-framed hall with four bay posts, including a pair with a moulded tie beam and arch braces. Above these, there is another tie beam, one of which also has arch braces. The walls are made of stud and plaster, with one section rising to the ridge. The eastern bay features a single moulded stretcher beam, while the north and south sides have wall plates, with the northern side supported by straight struts. The principal rafter roof is mainly from the 19th century, but the east end has four pairs of 17th-century halved and pegged oak principal rafters with pegged collars. There are two stud partitions present.

The hall includes a 16th-century fireplace with a chamfered Tudor arched opening approximately four meters wide, along with two early 19th-century hob grates. The east end has a 17th-century dog leg oak staircase with landings and a square newel. Other rooms feature gypsum floors, three 17th-century panelled oak doors (one with a wooden latch), and a single oak plank door.