Birley Old Hall

The hall was constructed in two phases. The easterly-facing wing was constructed in the Late Middle Ages, when it was known as "Byrlay Edge". It was built with an oak cruck frame with an exterior of squared stone. Part of the cruck frame can be seen on the Edge Lane side of the original wing. In 1705, J. Carr added a new and more impressive south-facing wing at right angles to the original. The 1705 extension has been described as having "restrained elegance" and included the construction of a gazebo in the garden, called the Falconry. The hall underwent some alterations and additions during the late 18th and mid-19th centuries, including a two-storey addition to the original wing. The hall…

The hall is constructed from locally quarried squared stone and is L-shaped; the 1705 building has a coped datestone above the main door with the inscriptions "JC 1705" and "DD 1959". The roofs are gabled and hipped. The building has a mixture of mullioned, sash and casement windows. The Falconry, an early-18th-century garden pavilion, is built of squared dressed stone with ashlar dressings.