Heddon Hall

Heddon Hall is a former Rectory, now a private house, dating to circa 1820-30. It is constructed of stuccoed stone rubble with a hipped slate roof, featuring deep sprocketed eaves, lion heads to the moulded cast iron gutters, and two large brick ridge stacks, each with three pots.

The main range of the house is arranged with three principal rooms in a line facing the garden (south). The principal entrance is on the west side, leading to an axial passage and stairhall centrally positioned at the rear, opposite the central, bow-fronted principal room. Two service wings project at right angles from the rear of the main range, creating a three-sided rear courtyard; the wing to the left is gable-ended, while the wing to the right is hipped. A slightly recessed, single-storey ballroom with a tall lateral rear stack extends from the right (east) side of the main range. The building has two storeys and cellars.

The garden front is symmetrical, with a two-storey, two-window bow as its central feature. Sixteen-paned sashes are positioned above, while eight-over-twelve-paned sashes flank the bow, with twelve-paned sashes on each floor. A flight of twelve stone steps leads to the front terrace. The ballroom, set back slightly to the right, is three bays wide, with the centre bay projecting and featuring a panel in the raised blocking course, a simple cornice, and end pilasters. It has three tall French windows with glazing bars. The entrance front also presents a symmetrical three-window range of twelve-paned sashes above taller twelve-paned sashes, flanking a central, semi-circular arched doorway with a rusticated surround. The entrance is accessed by a short flight of four steps and features an eight-panelled door with a decorative fanlight. The service range to the left includes two twelve-paned sashes above a 20th-century door to the left of a similar sash. All fenestration of hornless sashes appears to be original, and quoin plasters are present on both the garden and entrance fronts.

The interior retains 19th-century fittings, including six-panelled doors, doorcases, marble chimneypieces with reeded architraves, corner blocks containing roundels, and moulded plaster cornices throughout the principal rooms. The staircase has a wreathed handrail and stick balusters and is lit by a round-arched rear stair window. The ballroom features a large marble chimneypiece on the rear wall, decorated with swag and urn motifs.