NHER 46883 (Building record) - Gayton Hall

Country House, around 1800, erected as shooting box for St Andrew St John (1766- 1836). Gault brick, slate roof. Irregular plan in several builds; raised to 3 storeys. Principal façade to south-west: 7 bays in 3 ranges each under hipped slate roof, central range of 3 bays with bowed façade higher than ranges to left and right. Ground floor with semi-circular headed recesses containing sashes with glazing bars reaching low, flat arches; bay 2 with reset classical doorway having fanlight with glazing bars, curved glass panes to bowed sashes of bays 3-5; sashes with glazing bars to first and second floor, those to second floor of 6 panes; all sashes recessed. Bays 6 and 7 around 1930 to match bays 1-5. Right return of single bay, 3 storeys in Italianate style with loggia to ground floor of 3 semi-circular headed brick arches; sashes with glazing bars. Left return: 2 bays 3 storeys with additional 2 bays to left raised to 3 storeys; sashes of decreasing height with glazing bars. Doorcase to right of left addition with open pediment and semi-circular head.
M. Dennis (NLA), 20 September 2006.