Ballands Hall

Ballands Hall is a rectory, now a private house, likely dating from the late 17th century, with alterations made in the 18th and 19th centuries. The building is constructed of brick, largely covered by painted stucco on the facade and roughcast elsewhere. The roof is tiled in red, with some blue slate, and features brick chimney stacks.

The house follows an H-plan, consisting of a double-depth central range with a two-span roof, flanked by two-unit crosswings. It has two and three storeys, arranged in a symmetrical 2:3:2 bay facade, including the wings. The central two-storey, three-bay section has a full-width flat-roofed porch with a central round-headed doorway, flanked by unhorned 12-pane sash windows, a cornice, and a parapet. The first floor has three 12-pane sash windows. A balustraded parapet tops the centre. The tall, three-storey, two-bay wings have similar sash windows at ground and first floor levels, with a single 6-pane sash window on the second floor and pedimented gables. All ground and first-floor windows have 19th-century wooden hoods. A substantial external brick chimney is present on the left return wall, and another extruded chimney on the right return wall.

The rear of the house features a pedimented doorway in the centre with glazed double doors, French windows with hoods in the south wing, a flat-roofed, two-storey extension to the north wing, 12-pane sashes at the first floor, and 6-pane sashes at the second floor of the wings. A balustraded parapet runs along the centre, mirroring the front facade. A ballroom and large conservatory, attached to the south wing in the early 19th century, were demolished in the 20th century.

The interior includes an entrance hall with two columns along the former front wall, and diagonal rear corners. Behind this is an 18th-century open-well staircase with an open string, scrolled brackets, two turned balusters per tread, a ramped handrail with a wreathed curtail. In the front room of the left wing is a brick inglenook fireplace with an unusual wooden surround of fluted pilasters (with berries carved in the upper half), and a muntin-and-rail panelled overmantel decorated with strapwork of 17th-century design. A built-in bookcase with a matching surround is located to the left of the fireplace. A dog-legged staircase, dating to the 17th century, rises the full height of the room, featuring a closed string, square newels, and stout turned balusters. The attic displays exposed principal rafters in all four roof ranges, with two pegs visible halfway up.

Ballands Hall served as the home of the Moon family, who were rectors of Fetcham.