Purves Hall

Later to late 19th century incorporating later 17th century, classically-detailed opening, with service block to side dated 1908, further service wing dated 1938. Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay plain classical house with full-height, single bay projection recessed to outer right; single storey with attic, single bay projection to left; 2-storey service wing recessed to outer left. Predominantly squared and snecked tooled cream sandstone; squared and snecked-effect, tooled render to later service wing. Raised base course; raised eaves course; corniced eaves. Stugged quoins; stugged long and short surrounds to openings; sandstone mullions; projecting cills.

NW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: main block with flat-roofed porch centred at ground comprising timber panelled door, narrow sidelights, round-arched fanlight, keystoned door surround, angle pilasters, corniced eaves; tripartite window aligned at 1st floor (narrow side lights). Bipartite windows at both floors in flanking bays. Single window at ground in bay recessed to outer right; blocked opening above. Single bay projection adjoined to left with bipartite window at ground; piend-roofed bipartite dormer breaking eaves above. 2-storey service wing recessed to outer left with piended porch off-set to left of centre, flat-roofed projection to right.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: 3-bay with full-height, piended projection at centre. Bipartite window surround centred at ground with keystoned, round-arched openings, pilastered reveals, fluted pilaster at centre dated '1675' with carved foliate capital; blocked bipartite window aligned at 1st floor. Small window at 1st floor in bay recessed to outer left; blind at both floors in bay recessed to outer right.

SE (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay house with bipartite windows at both floors in central full-height bow; tripartite window at ground in bay to right; bipartite window aligned at 1st floor; bipartite door opening at ground in bay to left; bipartite window above. Full-height, single bay projection recessed to outer left with single windows at both floors. Single storey with attic, single bay projection to right comprising steps to 2-leaf, small-pane glazed door centred at ground, narrow sidelights; tripartite window aligned above (narrow sidelights); panel dated '1908' between floors. Irregularly fenestrated 2-storey, 3-bay service wing recessed to outer right.

Predominantly plate glass timber sash and case windows; some 4-pane glazing at rear; small rooflights. Grey slate piended roofs; brick-built ridge and wallhead stacks; various circular cans. Iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: timber panelled doors; some timber dado panelling. Timber stair with balustered uprights, panelled, corniced and ball-finialled square-plan newels, timber handrails. Decorative plasterwork to ground floor reception rooms; some original fireplaces. Remainder not seen 1998.

ENTRANCE WALL: harl-pointed rubble wall to W with large, round-arched opening flanking entrance.