Scriven Hall

This is a former stable and coach house, dating from 1682 and originally built for Sir Thomas Slingsby. It was converted into a house in 1966. The building is constructed of coursed gritstone rubble with ashlar detailing and a graduated stone slate roof. It has two storeys and a 7-bay by 1-bay layout. A plinth and quoins are present.

The west side features three stone steps leading up to a 20th-century glazed door set within a chamfered round archway, adorned with imposts, a keystone, and a raised ashlar panel. Above the archway is a segmental broken pediment displaying the shield of the Slingsby family. Chamfered mullion windows with raised quoined jambs are positioned throughout, with the exception of those on the ground floor (other than the far-left window), which are not original; the first-floor windows are restored, and the window above the door is significantly wider than the others. A moulded first-floor string runs around the building, including the left return. A moulded eaves cornice sits above, surmounted by a hipped roof. Stone stacks are present on the ridge (left of the second bay) and in bay 5 (rendered).

The rear of the building has a central 20th-century panelled door set in a chamfered shallow-pointed arch topped with a coat of arms and a fragment of a chamfered moulding. The fenestration here is 20th-century and matches the appearance of the south front. A blocked first-floor opening is located to the left, and to the left of the entrance, the walling rises in ashlar to form a bellcote with a clock and weathervane. The bell is beneath a moulded arch with an ogee finial flanked by columns with moulded triangular tops. The left return features a 3-light mullion window on both the ground and first floors; the upper window has recessed chamfers. The right return incorporates a 2-piece lintel over a shallow chamfered 4-centred archway with a glazed door, as well as inserted windows.

Inside, the ceiling of the south room exhibits a spine beam and two cross beams with ovolo- and cavetto-moulded plasterwork. An attached range to the rear right is not of special interest. A building contract dated 1682 survives. The south room originally served as the Grand Stable, with the remainder being used for stabling, bothays, and lofts, accessed by three doorways on the south side. During the 19th century, part of the building operated as a brewhouse and was used as a farm outbuilding during that time. Scriven Hall, dating from around 1730, was previously located west of this range. The Hall was requisitioned during the Second World War for 13 years and, after being damaged by fire, demolished in 1954. The Slingsby estate was sold in 1965, and the outbuildings were converted; carved stone from the hall was incorporated into the coach house, as recorded in the Sale Catalogue photograph for Lot 1.