its longer sides two slightly projecting wings. The walls were of red brick, and the roof, of high pitch, was terminated at both ends by an ornamental gable with moulded stone capping.
The principal entrance was in the centre of the space between the wings, and was composed of a wide arched doorway between pilasters, surmounted by a pediment, in the tympanum of which was a shield of arms carved in stone. On either side of the doorway, and in each of the wings, was a lofty window of three lights, the central light being arched. The architraves of the windows, the pilasters, and the quoins were rusticated in brickwork. Another doorway is shown in the gable end with two windows on either side, and a range of five windows above. A cornice in brickwork ran round the building, which was also decorated with raised and sunk panels in the same material.
The chief feature in the interior was the fine open-timbered roof, formed by a series of trusses, each consisting of hammer-beams supported by curved brackets springing from stone corbels, similar brackets connecting the hammer-beams with the tie-beams. The beams were ornamented with mouldings and carved pendants. The walls were panelled to a considerable height, the panelling being surmounted by a cornice, and at the head of each panel was a shield of arms in relief. The side of the hall facing the entrance was lighted by a series of lofty arched windows, and the end shown in the drawing by a wide window of three lights, set in an arched recess surrounded by a broad rusticated architrave in stone.
