Stoke Hall

Country house, largely designed by Lewis Wyatt in 1812 but incorporating an earlier building, with part demolished in the 1920s. The house is constructed of red brick with some ashlar and render, beneath hipped slate roofs. An ashlar eaves cornice with blocking course sits above ashlar plinth and raised ashlar quoins.

The east front, which serves as the entrance, has render on all but a portion of the left side, with single red brick and ashlar stacks to the centre and external right. The entrance wing was originally three storeys but is now two storeys, arranged in three bays. A moulded first floor sill band runs across the front. The porch features two ashlar Doric columns with an ashlar cornice and rendered, ashlar coped blocking course, and is approached via a panelled double door. To the left are two low glazing bar sashes, with two further glazing bar sashes above and a single larger similar sash to the left. Behind the blocking course on the right sits a rectangular lead stair light with a single semicircular glazing bar fixed light on each side. To the right, set back slightly, is a rendered single storey, single bay wing with hipped slate roof and a single glazing bar sash. Behind this stands a rendered two storey, single bay wing with cornice, blocking course and a single glazing bar sash on the first floor. Further right and set back is a rendered single storey wing with hipped slate roof, with a rendered hipped slate porch attached to its right.

The south or garden front is of red brick with two red brick and ashlar stacks. A first floor ashlar sill band and ashlar surrounds frame the windows. This front is two storeys and seven bays, though it was originally nine bays. The two leftmost bays are set back slightly. Seven low glazing bar sashes with seven smaller similar sashes above serve the main front, while the rear of these wings rises to three storeys and contains various glazing bar sashes.

The west front incorporates a worn statue of St. Leonard set into the wall beneath a canopy. The north wall displays two 12th century carved ashlar figures with two later carved emblems above. To the left are two terracotta emblems of a lion and cross keys with a carved ashlar shield below, all set into the wall.

The interior contains a marble fireplace decorated with roundels and another fireplace showing Adam influence. The dining room cornice features an egg and dart motif. Rooms overlooking the garden are reputed to have Adam-decorated ceilings, now concealed beneath false ceilings. Many rooms retain oak panelling and panelled doors. A very large open well stair displays unusually ornate, fretted and moulded balusters beneath a quadripartite vaulted stairlight. A secondary open well stair has carved tread ends and stick balusters. The kitchen range contains some probable re-used 17th century timbers and possibly earlier walls.

The house is said to stand adjacent to the site of St. Leonard's Hospital, founded before 1135. A house formerly on this site was connected to the existing house by Wyatt, though it has since been demolished.