Beetham Hall And Attached Outbuildings

Beetham Hall is a house, formerly a hall, with crosswings and attached outbuildings, dating back to the medieval period, with significant alterations throughout the centuries. The main house is linked to outbuildings at right angles to the south by a waggon shed and a shelter shed with a granary above, all arranged in line with the house. A chapel is located in an extension to the rear of the hall, while a waggon shed and barn adjoin the north side of the house.

The house itself shows evidence of its medieval origins, with later alterations recorded. An inscription with the initials “TMB” and the date 1693 (or possibly 1653) appears on a lintel above a blocked door to the right of the main entrance. The structure is primarily limestone rubble with limestone dressings. The porch is gabled, featuring copings, kneelers, three ball finials, and a plaque displaying the initials "TMB." An oak board door is set within the porch. A blocked window with a stone surround sits to the right of the entrance, alongside a later casement window inserted into a blocked doorway with an embattled moulding and inscribed lintel. Further alterations include the addition of paired windows to the left of the porch, set in dressed stone surrounds with a chamfered cill and flat-faced mullion. Above, two-light windows feature stepped stone surrounds with chamfered mullions and iron-framed casements that open. Three ridge chimneys are present, with the central one exhibiting three joined round shafts on a square stack, and the right one featuring a single round shaft.

The shelter shed has four round arches, the right-hand one leading to a narrower passage, all constructed with voussoirs. The waggon shed has board doors under a canopy, with a replaced covering and steps ascending to the granary on the right. The former hall has been extended to the east end, incorporating later openings, but retains a window with stone mullions and a hoodmould with labels, as well as a pitching eye in the remains of the east wing. Further features include a traceried window with a hoodmould and labels, three additional traceried windows, and a rear door with a two-centred head.

Internally, the house has an oak staircase with a closed string, turned balusters, a moulded handrail, and square newels with ball terminals. An early 18th-century fireplace is found in the front room, while a corbelled chimney base, originally an external wall, is visible in a rear bedroom. The hall contains a projecting turret staircase, and the chapel retains its original piscina.