Derwen Hall

A large two-storeyed house consisting of a main range facing south east and a secondary range at right angles and slightly stepped down, joined corner to corner with the main range. The main range upper storey front elevation is of three windows regularly spaced in decorative timber framing. The style of framing features large square panels with three diagonal braces in each panel, forming lozenges or chevrons. Remnants of original pierced panelling survive below the windows in the upper storey, relating to the original windows which were evidently wider and less tall. Below this the underbuilt masonry of the ground storey has three windows differently spaced and the main doorway off centre to the right. The other sides of the main range are in stone apart from the roof gable at left and a jettied staircase enclosure at rear. The chimneys and the other gable end are rendered.

In the front elevation the fenestration consists of C18 12-pane hornless sash windows both above and below. There is a six-panel main door with batwing fanlight.

The wing is in utilitarian timber framing with small top-braces, and numerous members are missing. It is now infilled in brick. The main elevation of this wing facing south-west has C19 mullion-and-transom windows, four above and three below. The right gable is also timber framed, the upper storey and roof gable in square panels, the lower storey rebuilt in modern brickwork. A full-length lean-to extension has been added to the north-east side, rendered, with a catslide roof.

In the main range the main room to the west has a dragon beam and large beams and joists with stepped tongued stops. The partition between this room and the entrance lobby is a later insertion; its door, and the main front door are late C18, six-panelled, in oak. A main beam at the rear has been cut to insert an C18 staircase (recently re-assembled).

The wing contains a large kitchen with double longitudinal beams; large fireplace with bread oven at left. A door off this kitchen is painted with the word 'dairy'.