Eyam Hall

Eyam Hall is a small country house dating back to the early 17th century, with significant alterations in 1676 and sympathetic repairs in the 19th century. It is constructed of gritstone ashlar, with a rendered western bay, gritstone dressings, and quoins. The roofs are covered in stone slate, featuring stone gable ends and ridge stacks. Decorative stone copings adorn the parapets and parapet gables, with kneelers on the west gable. Continuous moulded stringcourses function as hoodmolds over the ground and first floor windows. Projecting stone rainwater overshoots are present on the east and west elevations.

The house is three storeys high, with a two-storey western bay and four bays in total. The original house followed an H-plan, with two bays recessed to the centre and single bay projecting wings to the sides. A central classical doorcase features plain pilasters and a raised keystone. Recessed and chamfered mullion windows, three lights each, are set within the recessed bays, with similar four-light windows in the advanced bays to the east and west. Angled windows are also two lights wide. Above, the window arrangement is repeated across the floors. A second row of three-light and single windows are present above again, with hoods over the central section, and square section lead gutters with decorated hopper heads at the angles – the western one inscribed ‘WIE 1676’. Small parapet gables top the advanced bays and central section.

Leaded windows of 18th-century design are found on the ground and first floors, while those on the second floor retain original 17th-century diamond-patterned leaded glass. The set-back western bay has a four-light recessed and chamfered mullion window on the ground floor, with a three-light window above. The eastern facade, with three bays, features a three-light recessed and chamfered mullion window to the south and two similar four-light windows to the north.

The rear elevation incorporates a gabled staircase turret, now largely concealed by the 1676 addition. Pairs of two-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows are found here, most of which are now blocked. A projecting semi-circular bread oven is located on the rear of the western bay.

The interior includes a flagged hall and an impressive early 17th-century dogleg staircase extending through three floors. The staircase has turned balusters, a wide moulded handrail, ball finials, and pierced pendants. Original panelling is present in the east room, alongside a later semi-circular headed corner cupboard.