Lomberdale Hall

Lomberdale Hall is a house built in 1844 and 1857, with a circa 1920 addition and alterations in 1980. It was constructed as a private residence for the archaeologist Thomas Bateman. The construction utilizes coursed squared, rock-faced gritstone with rock-faced dressings and corner pilasters that extend above the eaves, finishing with gablets and plain shields at eaves level. A slate roof features stone coped gables, ridge finials, and octagonal stone stacks of various sizes. The building has a plinth and moulded stringcourses between the ground and first floor, and at eaves level, beneath rock-faced parapets with moulded copings.

The irregular plan consists of an 1844 section of three bays by two bays and an 1857 section of two bays by three bays, linked by a narrow recessed gabled bay. The south elevation has a three-storey 1857 section to the west with metal casement windows in rock-faced surrounds, and a two-storey 1844 section to the east, also with similar windows. A pointed doorcase with Gothick tracery and a glazed door is in the central linking bay. Above this are similar windows, and a small metal casement in a rock-faced surround. Further above, there's a pair of similar windows to the west, and in the recessed bay, a bellcote set in a cusped niche. The east elevation features a three-light rock-faced window to the south, with a large stone porch set into the angle of the building to the north. Adjacent to the north is an advanced section with a pointed window and a large two-storey canted bay window. Above the porch, a tall south-facing window. A single-storey circa 1920 addition, built in a similar style to the rest of the house, is attached to the northern end of the east facade, and all eastern windows are metal casements.

Inside, the original cantilevered stone staircase has cast-iron railings, and the landing ceiling has Gothick plasterwork around a central cupola. Re-used medieval arched braces are throughout the corridors. Thomas Bateman incorporated a substantial amount of medieval and later carvings into the house, both internally and externally. Many of these external carvings have since disappeared, including an original window from Bakewell Church.