Kirk Hammerton Hall

Kirk Hammerton Hall is a mansion dating from the mid-18th century, with later alterations and additions made in the late 19th century. The building is constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with ashlar stone dressings and a Westmorland slate roof. It has two storeys and three bays, with a two-storey, two-bay wing extending to the rear. The main entrance features a central glazed double door with small windows on either side, flanked by Doric pilasters which support a fluted entablature. Above the door is a tall 15-pane sash window with margin lights, set behind a wrought-iron railing supported by brackets. The flanking two-storey canted bays have 15-pane sash windows on the ground floor and 12-pane sashes above, all with flat, gauged brick arches. Ashlar bands mark the sills and first floor. The eaves are dentilled and there is a parapet. The roof is in two spans, with shallow hipped roofs over the canted bays. Six brick stacks are evenly spaced at the gables and behind the ridge. A single-storey "gun room" was added around 1890 to the right, and a single-storey addition with central French windows, flanking paired square windows, and a low hipped roof was added to the left.