The Hall — Mountcharles

Complex of multiple-bay two-storey outbuildings, coach house and workers house(s) associated with The Hall (see 40847025), built c. 1770, comprising five-bay two-storey outbuilding (now ruinous) to the north-east having flight of stone steps to the south-west elevation giving access to first floor level, multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding and former coach house on L-shaped plan to the south-west, and multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to the centre of complex having gablet to roof to centre of front elevation (north-west), three-bay two-storey workers’ house to the north-east end, and having single-bay two-storey extension with lean-to roof attached to the north-east gable end. Complex now largely out of use apart from central outbuilding with former worker’s house in use as a dwelling. Pitched natural slate roof to outbuildings to the south-west having projecting stone eaves courses and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched natural slate roof to central outbuilding with hipped end of south-west having staggered natural slate roof (re-slated c. 2000), projecting stone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered rubble stone chimneystacks to outbuildings to the centre and the south-west. Roof to outbuilding to the north-east now collapsing and partially clad in corrugated metal. Whitewashed rubble stone walls; coursed rubble stone construction to rear elevation of central outbuilding side with flush squared rubble stone quoins to the corners; roughcast rendered in sections to the rear elevation of outbuilding to the south-west. Two battered cement rendered buttresses to south side of outbuilding to the north-east outbuilding. Square-headed window openings having stone sills and with two-over-two pane, six-over-three pane, and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings to estate workers’ house (north-east end of central outbuilding) having four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows and stone sills. Some segmental-headed window openings to rear elevation of outbuilding to the south-west at first floor level having stone sills and six-over-three pane timber sliding sash. Some replacement timber casement windows. Generally square-headed entrance door openings and loading bays having timber battened doors and double-doors. Stone plinth blocks to base of a number of door openings including entrance to workers’ house; plain overlights to some openings. Segmental- and square-headed carriage-arch openings to outbuildings to the south-west and centre, generally having timber battened double-doors. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds to the south/south-east of Mountcharles and to adjacent to the north-east of associated house, The Hall (see 40847025). Walled garden complex (see 40847026) adjacent to the west. Central yard to outbuilding complex divided in two by rendered rubble stone wall with central gateway having rendered rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) with pyramidal caps and modern gate. Main entrance from road to the north-east along laneway with modern gate to entrance. rubble stone boundary walls to site.