Silton Hall

Silton Hall is a house with origins dating back to the late 16th century, with further developments in the early 17th century, late 18th century, and a significant alteration in 1838 for Colonel Hicks. The building is constructed of ashlar stone and features a pantile roof.

The south front has two storeys and is composed of three and a half bays, with a wing extending to the rear right and a rear range. The two right-hand bays are from the late 18th century. On the left, there is a glazed door with a fanlight that has radial glazing bars, set within a stone architrave flanked by pilasters and topped with a keyed archivolt. Above this door is an 8-pane casement window in a plain stone surround with a projecting sill. The right bay features a full-height bow with an unequally hung 20-pane sash window on the ground floor and a 16-pane sash window above, both with stone lintels and sills. The eaves have a decorative band, and there is ashlar coping to the left.

The left bay contains an octagonal full-height tower added in 1838, which has four-centred-arched openings. It includes a glazed door on the left side, first-floor windows with Gothic glazing bars, a stone band, and a corniced parapet. The tower is connected to the main block by a narrow bay that features a 12-pane sash window and two small single-light arched windows above. The roof is hipped, and there are ridge stacks.

The rear wing, which dates back to the late 16th century, has a central doorway with a cambered lintel. The right return is from the 18th century and consists of six bays, featuring 19th-century double 4-pane sash windows on the ground floor and 4-pane sash windows on the first floor. There is ashlar coping and a bellcote at the right end.

Silton Hall was once a school for orphans of the clergy, founded in 1749 and established at this location in 1800. Colonel Hicks served in the Light Dragoons and fought at the Battle of Waterloo.