[5] The hall is the remaining part of a black and white timber and plaster house standing on a low stone base but in an advanced state of decay and dilapidation following years of neglect and an arson attack.

It stands on high ground above the valley of the Irk overlooking the town of Middleton.

It consists of the central and eastern wings of a once larger building, two storeys in height, with original timber and plaster construction on the north and east sides.

The exterior timber-work consists of roughly-shaped black-painted beams and posts with square quatrefoil panels.

The roofs are covered with grey stone slates with chimney stacks of brick set diagonally on a square base.