It is constructed of grey brick with stone dressing and a slate roof.
[1] The Hotham family acquired the former manor house that stood east of the present Hall in the late 17th century.
The present hall was built between 1771 and 1775 by Thomas Atkinson of York for Sir Charles Hotham-Thompson, 8th Baronet.
The building was then remodelled in 1872–77 by Payne & Talbot of Birmingham for the 5th Baron Hotham, involving the addition of balustrades and the replacement of Atkinson’s east entrance porch with a colonnade.
[2] In 1954–45 further extensive remodelling of the hall took place during the tenure of the 8th Baron.