Kendal Hall

Kendal Hall is a country house, now used as a school, dating from the mid-18th century. It has been extended on several occasions, notably in the late 18th century and the late 19th century, with further additions in the late 20th century. The house is constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with burnt headers, and has a slate mansard roof. Brick axial stacks are present.

The original house comprised a five-bay, double-depth plan. A two-bay extension was added to the east (right) side in the late 18th century. Further extensions occurred in the late 19th century to the rear (north) of the east wing, and a three-bay extension was built on the west (left) side in 1987. The house now has two storeys and an attic. Original attic windows have been blocked, and a mansard roof has been added. The front elevation has five bays, plus the two bays of the later extension to the right. It features tall, 12-pane sash windows recessed in deep reveals with gauged brick flat arches above. A large doorcase with Ionic pilasters, a broken entablature with a broken segmental pediment, and a pulvinated frieze is centrally located. The doorway has panelled reveals, a glazed and panelled door, and a small overlight; the doorway may have been moved from a bay to the left. Dormers have been added to the mansard roof in the 20th century, and a three-bay extension is visible on the left side, featuring sash windows. The rear elevation has five bays, with a central French window and 12-pane sash windows. A three-bay late 19th-century extension is located to the left, and a 1987 extension is on the right. Additional single-storey extensions are present on the north-east side in the late 20th century.

Internally, spaces in the rear of the original house, including the entrance hall, retain heavy modillion cornices. The rear rooms have 18th-century marble fireplaces, and the rear left room (a saloon) exhibits rococo plasterwork on the walls. A front left room features an early 19th-century marble fireplace, ceiling cornice, and window architraves. The hall has dado panelling and an arch to the staircase, which rises to the attic and has an iron balustrade of bowed stick balusters.

Kendal Hall historically served as the seat of the Phillimore family. Built on land acquired from the Cecil family in 1739, it passed to Robert Phillimore from William Jephson in 1766.