Loring Hall

Loring Hall is a house built around 1760, though it has been altered and extended since. It is constructed of stuccoed walls with a slated roof. The house is two storeys high with a semi-basement, and has eleven windows in total. The central five bays project slightly, with overhanging eaves, a hipped slate roof, and shutters to the upper windows. The two wings, each with three windows, feature a cornice and parapet. All ground floor windows have moulded surrounds, and the original glazing bars remain intact. A porch with coupled round and square columns leads to four steps. The rear elevation features a canted bay window with a 1:3:3 arrangement, alongside three other windows. Projecting eaves extend across the entire rear elevation. Balustraded walls enclose a terrace and the steps leading down to the lawn. The house was occupied from 1811 to 1822 by Lord Castlereagh, who held the position of Foreign Secretary at the time.