The Hall

The Hall is a house dating from the early 17th century, significantly remodelled in the mid-18th century and restored and refashioned in the early 19th century. A large portion of the 19th-century structure was demolished in 1978, and subsequent restoration and extension from the ruins began in 1979. The house is constructed of coursed gritstone rubble with gritstone dressings and quoins, and has 20th-century concrete tile roofs with moulded stone copings and plain kneelers. It features double and triple 19th-century octagonal stone gable end and ridge stacks. A plinth and continuous plain bands run along the first and second storeys, with moulded corners. A moulded cornice defines the central section of the south facade, while a coved cornice runs along part of the east facade.

The building presents a roughly 'H' shaped plan to the south and east. It is two storeys high and has five bays. The south elevation features a central moulded doorcase with brackets supporting a segmental pediment, now with a 20th-century glazed door. To either side, raised 18th-century window surrounds have had their ground level lowered; they now contain 20th-century glazed double doors. Advanced gabled bays project to the west and east, each with pairs of 20th-century, three-light recessed and chamfered mullion and transomed windows on both floors. The central section has two 18th-century, two-light square sectioned mullioned windows, with a stone plaque between, featuring a raised semi-circular headed panel. Above this, between the plain band and cornice, are two thin windows.

Attached to the west side of the house, curving round to the south, is a late 19th-century colonnaded walkway with fluted cast iron columns and a stone entrance arch featuring an elaborately moulded gable, a steeple finial, and four raised circles to the centre, all resting on quatrefoil piers. The east elevation includes a 20th-century wing to the north and an advanced 17th-century wing to the south, which now has 20th-century windows. A set-back central section has a two-storey gabled porch with a moulded four-centred arched doorcase and a recessed and chamfered two-light mullion window above, both under hoodmoulds. To the north is a large four-light and triple transomed recessed and chamfered stair window. Both the porch and stair window are fabricated using re-used 17th-century materials but are entirely 20th-century constructions. Inside, the interior has been much altered, but retains a large 17th-century arched stone fireplace with a moulded hood in the hall.