Blyth Hall

Blyth Hall is a country house with origins dating back to 1530, with significant developments around 1629, and further alterations in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The building is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond and features a plain-tiled roof that is hipped at the cross-wings, complemented by a moulded wood eaves cornice. The internal and side stacks are adorned with pilastered shafts. The main structure has slightly projecting wings that create an H-plan, with additional and earlier ranges at the rear. It stands two storeys high with an attic and showcases five pedimented dormers, the central one being segmental. The principal facade, which has 11 bays, reflects late 17th to early 18th-century design, featuring 19th-century, 15-pane recessed hung sashes beneath flat rubbed brick arches, and is colourwashed. A band runs between the storeys, and the central doorway is framed by a bolection moulded surround with a pulvinated frieze and a segmental pediment, leading to a six-panelled door with two small glazed panels. The building retains original rainwater heads and downpipes, one of which is dated 1735.

Inside, there is an open-well staircase from the 18th century, featuring alternating balusters of column and iron twist on vases. Another staircase, dating from the late 17th century, has turned balusters with square newels and a toads-back rail. A ground floor room boasts an early 17th-century bolection moulded and embattled fireplace surround. On the first floor, two rooms are lined with bolection moulded panelling in two heights. Blyth Hall was the residence of Sir William Dugdale, the antiquary, from 1629 until his death in 1686.