Fysche Hall

Fysche Hall, now Priory Lodge of Freemasons, is a large house dating to the late 18th century with additions from the late 19th century. It was originally built for Francis Isles, who died in 1776. The house is constructed of coursed squared limestone, with a Westmorland slate roof. It is five bays wide, with a pedimented central section and a slightly-recessed two-bay range added to the right. The central entrance has a wide six-panel door with a traceried overlight, a moulded stone architrave, and a fluted lintel. A wooden portico of Tuscan columns supporting a plain entablature has been added in front of the door. All windows are sash windows with glazing bars and keyed lintels. A moulded eaves cornice runs along the top of the building, and fluted brackets support a triangular pediment containing a blocked oculus with a carved compass and square. The house was occupied by H G Christian in 1860. A two-bay addition to the right was added in the late 19th century, and was not present on the Ordnance Survey map of 1851 when the house was named Rose Hill. The interior remains uninspected.