The Old Hall

The Old Hall, built in 1738 and altered in the mid-19th century, is a notable building located on the north side of Saint Agnesgate in Ripon. The construction date is indicated by iron ties on the north gable and is supported by an insurance badge from the London Assurance Company dated to 1740. The south gable features the patron's initials, "IM," also in iron ties.

The building is made of red brick in Flemish bond and has a Welsh slate roof, likely from the 19th century. It stands two storeys tall with attics and has a modillion eaves cornice. The main facade consists of five bays, with an additional slightly recessed and blind bay at the north end. The windows are sashes with chanelled voussoirs and 19th-century glazing bars, except for two southern ground floor windows, which are mid-19th century French casements. The doorway features semi-circular glazing bars, chanelled quoins, and voussoirs, and there is a service wing at the rear.

Inside, the hall features an impressive staircase hall with high-quality plasterwork typical of around 1740. The lower hall ceiling has a roundel depicting Cupid surrounded by foliage drops, while the stair walls display foliage swags. Above the window is an owl, symbolizing Pallas Athene, framed by more swags, and the ceiling of the upper hall showcases a large scene of the Judgement of Paris. The lower hall has pine wainscotting, and the staircase is adorned with slender, non-shaped oak balusters. The north ground floor room is fully wainscotted and includes an arched recess and an elaborately carved overmantel, possibly added later. The south ground floor room was altered in the mid-19th century. Two upstairs rooms are also fully wainscotted with fielded panels, one featuring fluted Doric pilasters.