Etruria Hall

Etruria Hall is a hall built around 1770 and extensively remodeled in the early 19th century. It was designed by Joseph Pickford of Derby and is constructed from brick with stone dressings and slate roofs. The building features a central block that is three storeys high and has five bays arranged in a 1-3-1 pattern, with two-storeyed flanking pavilions. The central block includes a pedimented central section and a central doorway set within a pedimented case. The windows have stone architraves, and the central window on the first floor has a balustraded apron and a deep moulded cornice. The outer bays feature windows with stone sills and flat-arched heads, and there is a continuous double sill band across the elevation. The two-bay flanking ranges lead to advanced two-storeyed pavilions with hipped roofs. The rear elevation has a recessed central section with a 20th-century portico porch, blocked windows to the left, and 12-pane sash windows to the right. The doorways in the flanking sections are set in pedimented architraves, and there are sash windows throughout. The upper storey appears to have been rebuilt, and the house has also been extensively underpinned. Etruria Hall was originally built for Josiah Wedgwood.