Draycott Hall

Draycott Hall is a country house, dating from the late 18th century, originally built for Sir George Denys, owner of the nearby Old Gang Smelt Mill. It has been converted into flats. The house is constructed of rendered stone with a Westmorland slate roof. The central section has three storeys and five bays, while it is flanked by semi-circular wings with four columns each, two storeys high, and two bays each. A Doric porch with mutules and cornice shelters a double door, flanked by plate glass sashes. The wings feature two Venetian windows containing sashes with glazing bars. The central section has plate glass sashes on the first floor, and sashes with glazing bars on the outer bays. The second floor has plate glass fixed windows. End and ridge stacks are present. Inside, a fine glazed, Adam-style surround frames the inner door, and some original glass remains. Original stained glass in green, purple, and yellow, is set within a round-headed staircase window, framed by a scrolled and keyed surround. An open string column-on-vase staircase is a prominent feature, along with egg-and-dart surrounds to the doorway arches.