Stanshope Hall

Stanshope Hall is a house dating back to the early 17th century, which was subsequently extended and remodelled in the late 18th and mid to late 19th centuries. The house is constructed of coursed and squared limestone rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings, and has a clay tile roof with coped verges on kneelers. Ashlar ridge stacks are a prominent feature. The building is arranged in an H-shape, with a west wing of the early 17th century, a central range likely dating from the mid to late 17th century, and an east wing added in the late 18th century. A rear extension to the central range was constructed in the mid to late 19th century.

The house is three stories high and has a 1:2:1 window arrangement. The central range is recessed between two gabled crosswings. The windows are mostly glazing bar sashes in raised surrounds; those to the left replace earlier windows. A blocked attic window to the west wing has a lintel dated 1789, likely referencing the window replacement work. A 19th-century three-light bay window with casements and a leaded hipped roof is positioned to the left of the main range, on the ground floor. A tall 19th-century cross window with chamfered mullions and transoms and chamfered surrounds is on the first floor to the left of the main range, with a smaller cross window above. Fixed glazing bar windows are on the ground and first floors on the right side of the main range. A glazed door is centrally located on the right side of the main range.

The return wall of the west crosswing features double windows on each floor, all with basket-arch heads. These windows have chamfered mullions and surrounds, along with sunken spandrels; the second floor window is partly hidden by the later main range.

The north elevation of the west wing has two ground-floor windows, one of which features a chamfered mullion and rebated surround. Another window, slightly higher, also has a chamfered surround and a casement. Blocked chamfered mullioned windows are visible on the return wall of the wing. The east wing has a two-light mullioned window on the second floor with chamfered mullions and a surround. A mid-to-late 19th century two-story extension connects the main range to the east wing, and falls short of the west wing. This extension features three mullioned windows, all of two lights with chamfered mullions and surrounds containing plate glass sashes. A central six-panelled door with glazed upper panels and a flat hood is found within the extension.

The east elevation is constructed of red brick with rusticated ashlar quoins and ashlar dressings, and has a clay tile roof with a hammer-dressed ashlar end stack. It has a floor band and five windows, with glazing bar sashes. A central six-panelled door is recessed within a semi-circular fanlight and Gibbs surround. A moulded eaves cornice with brackets runs along the top.

The interior features an early 19th-century open-well staircase with wrought iron balusters of square section. Original 17th-century panelled doors remain, as does a large segmental-headed fireplace in the main range. Roof structures include tie beam and principal rafter roofs with tie purlins in the west wing and central range, and a king post roof in the east wing.