Danby Hall

Danby Hall is a country house that dates back to the 14th century, with significant alterations made in 1658 and 1855. The building is constructed from rubble with ashlar dressings and features Welsh slate roofs. It has an H-plan layout and consists of two storeys. The entrance front faces east and has five bays, with the second and fourth bays slightly projecting. A central classical entrance is inscribed with 'S. C. S. 1907'. The façade includes cross windows and a pierced, balustraded parapet, with the end bays featuring inscriptions that read 'S. S. 1658', which refers to Simon Scrope I. The house has corniced ashlar stacks and symmetrical five-bay inner facades to the wings, which also have cross windows and balustraded parapets. Rainwater heads are dated 1947.

The end elevations of the wings feature one bay with cross windows, coped gables, and apex finials. The right wing includes a 14th-century three-storey pele tower with a very small plan area, a battered base, and 2-light double-chamfered mullioned windows on the first and second floors, topped with a crenellated parapet. The remainder of the right wing may have a 14th-century core, but its right return mainly consists of 18th-century sash windows with glazing bars. The rear elevation of the cross range is irregular but retains original 17th-century 2-light double-chamfered mullioned windows, as well as cross windows to the staircase that features stained glass. The rear has five gables with coping and finials, and 2-light mullioned windows with original leaded-light glazing.

On the left side, there is an 18th-century wing, and to the right, a billiard room built around 1900. The garden front, dated 1855 and designed by Joseph Hansom, features ashlar construction with a 1:3:3:3:1 bay arrangement, a plinth, cross windows, and string courses. The center has a five-sided canted bay, while the square end bays support octagonal turrets intended for unfinished cupolas, along with a pierced parapet.

Inside, the hall boasts a fine original 17th-century newel staircase with turned balusters and a moulded handrail, as well as a 17th-century panelled drawing room featuring bolection mouldings, ribbed Corinthian pilasters, dado, and entablature, which are painted and gilded.