Ballroom And Range Of Outbuildings At Hassop Hall

The ballroom and range of outbuildings at Hassop Hall, dating from 1827 to 1833, are constructed of coursed squared limestone with sandstone dressings and quoins, and have Welsh slate and hipped stone slate roofs. The buildings form an L-range, with one wing angled and terminated by an octagonal tower bay. The south wing contains a ballroom above a service basement. The south gable has a stepped and shaped gable with moulded coping and a weathervane. The ground floor features a round-arched entrance and a segmental arched opening to the left; the first floor has two segmental arched glazing bar sashes in ashlar surrounds, with a sundial between. A keyed oval window and a moulded panel displaying the Eyre Coat of Arms are located in the gable. The return elevation to the right has an irregular arrangement of eight doors, windows, and blind arches, providing access to an open passage with glazing bar sashes. A tall segmental arched staircase window is also present. Within the angle between the ranges, an irregular arrangement of blind round-arched openings exists; one has a hearth in an ashlar surround, flanked by stop-chamfered ashlar responds, suggesting the possibility of a vaulted structure. The return wall to the east continues this arrangement, followed by a segmental arched doorway and pointed-arched windows above. A lower bay to the right contains a pointed arch doorway and a window above. Similar features occur in the link bay to the right. The eastern extension of the dwelling has three, two, and one bays, culminating in the octagonal tower. The ground floor of the extension features two pointed arched doorways and four pointed arched windows with cross casements. Six pointed arched windows are located above. A similar fenestration pattern is found on the octagonal tower, which has loop cross arrow slits. The tower is topped by a castellated parapet. The west elevation of the ballroom has six round-arched basement windows, two segmental arched glazing bar sashes above, and to the left, three full-height round-arched openings creating an arcade.