Longford Hall

Longford Hall is a large ashlar mansion built between 1794 and 1797 by Joseph Bonomi for Ralph Leeke. It is situated within a landscaped park. The house is two storeys high, with a formal 2:3:2 bay arrangement, accentuated by wide giant pilasters and a substantial entablature. The central three bays feature a porte-cochere, topped with a pediment supported by four giant Tuscan columns. Behind the porte-cochere, the tripartite doorway is framed by Tuscan columns in antis, and a Diocletian window sits above. A string course runs along the first-floor level. Sash windows are surrounded by moulded stone architraves. The roof is finished with slate, hipped in style. A four-bay west return is present, and the building tapers with two bays set back to the right (east).

Inside, the front door opens into an entrance hall displaying a Grecian frieze and a screen of columns supporting a pediment, which fronts the staircase hall. The staircase itself consists of three flights, possessing bronze balusters around an open well, lit by an oval lantern enclosed within a deep cove featuring fluted spandrels. The drawing and dining rooms retain original cornices and double chimney pieces. A large, plain rendered rear wing is present, and the north-west wing, which formerly formed one side of a courtyard, is believed to have been destroyed by fire.