Hartsheath Hall

Rock-faced stone Neo-Classical house of 2 storeys with cellars. Main wing has NW elevation of 5 bays, rusticated stone stringcourses at ground floor voussoir and first floor cill levels. Dentil eaves cornice and blocking course, hipped slate roof. Ground floor windows 18-pane sash windows those to upper storey 12-pane sash windows. Tetrastyle Doric porch, originally open, with inserted late C19 glazing; half-glazed panelled doors and overlight in rear wall. To NE an ashlar 2 bay receded link leads to a 3 bay projecting wing which contains the services. SE elevation, 3 bay link with centre French casement with margin lights leads to 1 bay projecting wing at NE and 5- window elevation at right hand of main block.

Entrance Hall with moulded cornice, later C19 black marble fireplace. 6-panelled early C19 doors with Regency oak architraves, wooden boarded floor. Drawing Room retains restored tromp d'oeil painted panels with corner pineapple motifs. The style of the painted panels is highly unusual and is a striking contrast to the restrained neo-Classicism of the rest of the room. White marble fireplace with anthemion motif supplied by Liverpool firm. The room contains several examples of graffiti giving the various dates of redecoration and wallpapering. Dining Room contains similar white marble fireplace with anthemion motif again supplied by Liverpool firm. Smaller drawing room contains original early C19 Neo-Classical cornice but later 1840s fireplace. Staircase Hall; wooden staircase with scrolled string and straight balusters. A solid slate staircase similar to that of Penrhyn Castle had originally been planned. Square ceiling of Staircase Hall is pierced by circular glazed domed toplight. Service area contains former Servants Hall, Butler's Pantry and former Kitchen with late C19 Cambrian cast-iron range. Bedrooms very plain with only limited sections of cornice, one room contains extremely fine imported Rococo wooden fireplace. Cellars under main house only, stone with brick barrel vaulted ceilings, stone flags throughout.