Swindon Hall

Swindon Hall is a large detached house, now subdivided into four dwellings. It has late 17th and early 18th century origins, but was substantially rebuilt and extended between 1845 and 1850 for J. Surman Surman. The house is constructed of brick with limestone ashlar quoins, architraves, cornicing, and string courses. It has a concrete tile roof and ashlar and brick stacks.

The main facade faces east, with a long wing extending west, forming an L-shaped plan. Additional ranges from the mid-19th century, and a mid-20th century range, are set at right angles against the south side of the west wing.

The east facade is symmetrical with five windows, all featuring stone mullioned cross-windows in a Domestic Revival style. A band separates the floors, and a triangular pediment made of cement render, added in 1949, sits above the central bay, displaying a circular boss (formerly from the old dining room) which bears the badge of Henry VIII. Projecting moulded cornicing with brackets flanks the returns. Italianate single-storey extensions are positioned on the right and left returns, each featuring round-headed archways at the front and along their sides. Double doors are set within the extensions. A moulded cornice divides the extensions with square columns. The left return once served as the main entrance, featuring a single-storey, flat-roofed ashlar bay with casements set into round-headed archways. A glazed door sits within a round-headed surround at the front, while a three-bay, open-fronted lean-to with limestone piers is located to the right.

The north-facing wing extends to the rear right (west). It is two storeys and has an attic with four 2-light dormers (two added in the late 20th century), and a nine-window facade. Some 18th century brickwork is visible and was likely re-faced between 1840 and 1850. Stone mullioned cross windows are set within wooden casements and sashes, with gauged brick heads and keystones. A moulded cornice with stone brackets runs along the top, and a limestone band sits over the ground floor windows. Saddleback coping with ball finials on moulded kneelers adorns the gable ends, with the west gable being a complete rebuild from 1840 to 1850. A single-storey wing in the southwest corner is likely a result of bomb damage during World War II.

The interior was gutted and remodelled following a fire in 1949. Number 3 retains mid-19th century flush-beaded doors and joinery. A brick cellar features barrel-vaulting with some late 17th and early 18th century brickwork.

The Surman family, originally from Tredington Court, occupied a house on this site around 1700, and part of that original structure is likely incorporated within the present building.