Thornton Hall

Thornton Hall is a large house dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, with a further extension in the early 20th century. The original design was an L-shaped block to the east, with a late 18th-century central block, extended early in the 20th century to connect with an 18th-century barn range set at right angles to the west. A matching early 20th-century extension was added to the east. The building is constructed of rubble stone and brick, with an old tile roof and stone coping to the gables of the central block. The north front is brick faced, with the central block featuring a brick plinth and parapet, a stone first-floor band course, and a moulded top cornice. The centre block has three bays, with the outer bays canted through both storeys, each with barred sash windows on every face. The centre of the central bay is slightly recessed, with a barred sash window to the first floor, and a six-panelled door within a wooden doorcase of Doric pilasters, an entablature, and an open pediment above a semi-circular fanlight. Flanking bays are single-story with stone dressings, including Venetian windows. The paired outer bays have two low storeys, a brick band course, and arched sashes within blind arches to the ground floor, with paired barred casements above. An extension to the left is in a similar style. The south front features rubbed stone and brick eaves. The central block has tripartite sash windows with wooden lintels to the outer bays, and a projecting two-story gabled porch to the center, featuring a moulded arch, string course at the springer level, and a barred sash window above. An irregular 17th and 18th century block is to the right, with a projecting bay and some leaded casements, plus a door in the angle. A projecting 20th-century link connects to the left, and a lean-to passage runs along the side of the barn range. Internally, the panelling is in a Jacobethan style, fitted in the early 20th century.