Gayton Hall

Gayton Hall was built in the 17th century, and refaced in the early 18th century. It was the home of the Glegg family. William of Orange stayed with William Glegg in the house on his way to Ireland in 1690. During the 20th century, the house was converted into flats and the stables into garages.

The house is constructed in brick on a moulded stone base, and has stone dressings and a slate roof. It is in three storeys, and has a southwest front of nine bays, the central three bays projecting forward. There are stone bands between the storeys, quoins on the corners, and at the top of the house is a cornice and a parapet. There is a central doorcase with engaged fluted Ionic columns and an open pediment with scrolls and in the seventh bay there is a projecting porch. The windows are sashes with keystones, the windows on the lower two floors having 12 panes, and those on the top floor have 16 panes. The northwest face is in four bays, and contains similar windows. The southeast face…