All Hallows Church Hall

All Hallows Church Hall, originally a grammar school, dates from the early 17th century and was restored in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building is constructed of squared coursed ironstone, partly banded with limestone, and features a plain-tile roof from the 20th century. It likely started as a two-unit plan, with one larger hall. The structure has two storeys and an attic, with a five-window range of four-light stone-mullion windows that have leaded lights.

To the left, there is a 20th-century door with a four-centred moulded stone head and roundels in the spandrels. The building has two large stone dormers, each with three-light stone mullion windows, and ashlar gable parapets, kneelers, and three finials. A stone stack with a cornice is located at the end, and there is an ashlar window on the first floor with a quatrefoil panel above. The kneelers and mid-parts of the parapets feature turned finials.

The rear elevation facing Church Street includes three 19th-century stone-mullion windows and two door openings with four-centred moulded stone heads. There are three trefoil air holes on the ground and first floors, along with a pair of tall stone stacks at the eaves. Above the entrance on the main front, there are panels with moulded stone surrounds and a plain panel below that bears an inscription commemorating Edward Pickering and Richard Fisher, both of whom contributed to the school’s funding in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. A 20th-century restored sundial is located in the dormer above.

Inside, the entrance vestibule features two plank doors with strap hinges, and there are remains of a carved stone sun face in the entrance hall. A central chamfered ceiling beam is present in the room to the right, while the first-floor hall showcases 19th-century exposed roof trusses and plaster panels.