Paytoe Hall

Farmhouse, likely dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, with an early 19th-century extension and later alterations. The building is constructed of sandstone rubble with a timber frame, brick and plaster infill. It has a Welsh slate roof and sandstone and brick stacks. The plan is an irregular rectangle aligned east/west, and includes a cellar, two storeys, and an attic. The north elevation has a pattern of one, two, and two windows. A raking-top dormer sits above a 2-light mid-19th-century casement set into framing composed of three square panels, with angle struts to the corners. A projecting early 19th-century range features a 3-light wrought iron casement on each storey, with a semi-circular first floor window with Y-shaped glazing bars below. A four-panelled door with a fanlight, also with Y-shaped glazing bars, sits beneath the window. To the right of this range is the main block; its left part projects forward and has a raised roof and a jetty. The first floor features a 3-light 18th-century wrought iron casement above a contemporary canted bay window with three front and two angled lights. Angle posts are located above and below the jetty. The right part of the main range contains three storeys, each with a 3-light casement. A ledged door to the cellar is positioned beneath the lowest casement. Internally, there are several rooms with ceilings divided into regular panels by chamfered beams with run-out stops. A two-flight staircase has a half-landing and 18th-century turned balusters. Panels in the room from which the staircase rises feature small figured 17th-century friezes in oak. The raised roof of the main range has trusses with queen-posts, and elsewhere there are collars on queen struts.