The Hall - 85.17 Acres

The Hall is a Georgian house and is one of the first private residences designed by John Dobson, constructed in 1828 and sitting in a superb, elevated site overlooking open parkland towards the River Wansbeck and the ruins of Mitford Castle beyond.

The architectural features of the Hall are well documented and in the style of John Dobson have a Classical Greek influence. The entrance façade has a central Doric portico and the property is constructed of mellow sandstone ashlar under a graduated Lakeland slate roof.

The reception rooms are delightfully proportioned and feature decorative cornice work and other embellishments. John Dobson paid considerable attention to detail and personally designed the chimney pieces and the iron balustrades for which the house is well known.

The Hall is approached through a pair of stone pillared entrance gates with a lodge and along a tarmac drive, which culminates in a gravel sweep with a central lawn at the entrance front.

A flight of stone steps lead to the Doric, pillared entrance portico and partially glazed oak double front doors give access to the:

Entrance Hall

With mural tables on moulded brackets and a classical frieze with figures.

Reception Hall

Drawing Room

Dining Room

Library

Bar / Snooker Room

Bedrooms

The Hall offers 9 double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms

Conservatory

The conservatory was also designed by John Dobson and forms an integral feature of the gardens. Well known for the size of the Camelia tree that it houses the building comprises 7 bays with Tuscan pillasters between the bays and at the angles.

The Gardens, Grounds and Lake

The gardens and grounds consist of two main sections: the mature, mixed woodland surrounding the house and the formal gardens. The woodland provides both amenity and seclusion to the hall and features a mixture of mature hardwood and conifers, which have been managed to provide specimen trees. The woodland is traversed by a network of informal works and in the westerly corner of the grounds is situated the Hall’s lake.

Ballroom / Conference Hall

Approached through a large stone archway with an Italianate style clock tower the Ballroom / Conference Hall is 46’5 x 23’5 and situated on the Westernside of the courtyard.