Hornby Hall And Barns Adjoining

A farmhouse and associated barns, dating from the early to mid-16th century, with later 16th-century additions and 17th-century alterations. Late 18th-century barns and a late 19th-century extension also form part of the composition. The oldest sections are built of large blocks of red sandstone rubble, with later additions of dressed coursed sandstone. The roofs are of graduated greenslate, with chimney stacks of banded red sandstone, one rebuilt in brick.

The main house is a two-storey, five-bay structure with a two-bay extension to the left, all under a common roof. A late 19th-century four-bay, two-storey rear extension also exists. To the right is a lower, three-bay barn. A centrally positioned, multi-storey porch incorporates a Tudor-arched doorway displaying the Birkbeck arms above a panel; above this is a two-light round-headed stone mullioned window with a hoodmould, and a smaller round-headed window above, also with a hoodmould. A pointed-arched doorway is located within the porch. To the left of the porch are three- and four-light stone mullioned windows with rounded heads and hoodmoulds, the left window of the three being a 19th-century restoration, with a blocked doorway beyond. One upper-floor Tudor window has been blocked, and the others are replacements from the 17th century, featuring mullioned-and-transomed lights. To the right of the porch, a two-light Tudor window sits above a 19th-century pent roof extension with a sandstone slate roof. This extension has a gabled stone porch and sash windows in stone surrounds, those on the left being double-glazed. A return wall, now under a barn archway, retains an original two-light window. The rear elevation features a four-light Tudor window with a three-light late 16th-century window above; otherwise the rear has late 19th-century sash windows and 20th-century casements. The rear extension also has sash windows in stone surrounds.

The barns have two segmental-arched cart entrances at the front and a left segmental-arched loft doorway accessible by external stone steps over an archway. The rear of the barns features regularly spaced round-arched doorways, together with two similar loft doorways. Eaves slit vents are also present.

The interior of the house retains beamed ceilings and some 16th-century moulded plasterwork. There are segmental-arched stone fireplaces dating to the 16th century. One doorway lintel is inscribed and dated T.I.B. 1602 (Birkbeck), with a 17th-century overmantel incorporating the Birkbeck arms. Further upper-floor plasterwork is present, including a ceiling dated 1584 on the first floor of the porch.