Hall Bank Farmhouse

Hall Bank Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates from the late 17th century and was enlarged in the 18th or early 19th century. It is constructed of random rubble with quoins and features a stone slate roof. The building has a single-depth plan with one and two units, oriented on an east-west axis and facing south, built back-to-earth.

The exterior consists of three storeys and has a layout of one window on the left and three windows on the right, with a vertical joint. The earlier section on the left has a square-headed doorway and a square two-light casement window at the ground floor, with a similar window above it. The left gable features a tapered external chimney stack and a pair of large corbels that support a stone cap for an internal smoke hood. The main range has three windows, starting with a square two-light casement at the junction, followed by a square-headed doorway, another similar window to the right of the doorway, and a six-pane fixed window further right. The first floor has casements similar to those on the ground floor above the doorway and over each of the windows to the right. The second floor has a small four-pane sash window above the first of these windows. There are ridge chimneys offset to the right, another at the junction to the left, and a gable chimney to the right. The right-hand front corner is covered by a full-height link to the adjoining barn. At the rear, only the upper half is above ground level, featuring one very small window in the centre and a small two-light casement in the west bay.

The interior has not been inspected but may contain interesting features. Historically, the farmhouse was used as Dent Workhouse from 1733 to 1852. It forms a group with the adjoining barn to the southeast and Hall Bank Cottage.