Listed Building record MDR23187 - Ballroom and Outbuildings, Hassop Hall, Hassop

Ballroom and outbuildings, Hassop Hall, Hassop, built c1827. 'An early 19th century group of outbuildings north of Hassop Hall including a ballroom, at the west end, a dairy, a brewhouse, laundry, bothy and at the east end with an octagonal tower.' (1) From the National Heritage List for England: 'PARISH OF HASSOP OFF BAKEWELL ROAD SK 27 SW 2/152 (West Side) 12.7.67 Ballroom and Range of Outbuildings at Hassop Hall GV II Ballroom and outbuildings, including dairy, brewhouse, laundry and a bothy. Now partly converted into a dwelling. 1827-33. Coursed squared limestone with sandstone dressings and quoins. Welsh slate roofs and hipped stone slate roofs. L-range with one wing angled in and terminated by an octagonal tower bay. Two storeys. The south wing contains a ballroom over a service basement. The south gable end has a stepped and shaped gable with moulded coping and weathervane. First and second floor bands. The ground floor has a round-arched entrance and a segmental arched opening to the left. The first floor has two segmental arched glazing bar sashes in ashlar surrounds. Sundial between. In the gable a keyed oval window and a moulded panel with the Eyre Coat of Arms. Return elevation to right has an irregular arrangement of eight, mostly round-arched doors, windows and blind arches, giving onto an open passage. Glazing bar sashes within. Tall segmental arched staircase window. Within the angle between the ranges is an irregular arrangement of blind round-arched openings, one with a hearth in ashlar surround, flanked by stop chamfered ashlar responds, as if a vaulted structure was intended. Return wall to east continues this arrangement, followed by a segmental arched doorway and pointed-arched windows above. Lower bay to right has a pointed arch doorway and window above. Similar doorway in the link bay to the right. The dwelling continues to the east, of 3-2-1 bays plus the tower. The ground floor has two pointed arched doorways and four pointed arched windows with cross casements. Six pointed arched windows above. Similar fenestration to the octagonal tower which has loop cross arrow slits. Castellated parapet. The west elevation of the ballroom has six round- arched basement windows, two segmental arched glazing bar sashes above and to the left three full height round-arched openings forming an arcade. Listing NGR: SK2218372282.' (2)