Colburn Hall is a historic building in

Colburn, North Yorkshire Colburn is a town, civil parish and electoral ward in North Yorkshire, England, west of Catterick. It had a population of 4,860 at the 2011 census, rising from 3,606 in 2001. History The town takes its name from the first settlers along th ...

, a village in England. The oldest part of the complex is a hall with an undercroft, now known as the courthouse, which was constructed in about 1300. About 50 years later, another two-storey block was constructed; this now forms the cross-wing of the hall. It is possible that the two structures were linked by a central range, probably built of timber; or alternatively, that they were separate but associated buildings. If a central range did exist, it was demolished before 1718, the date of a surviving sketch showing the current arrangement. In 1662, a new range was added to the west cross-wing, which was thereafter used as the new Colburn Hall, by the D'Arcy family. It was later used as a farmhouse, and was

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in 1951. The courthouse had its roof rebuilt, and a barn was built onto it. The building itself was later used as a barn, with the ground floor used for stabling by the 19th century. The courthouse was

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in 1969. It was added to the

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quoins Quoins ( or ) are masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. Some are structural, providing strength for a wall made with inferior stone or rubble, while others merely add aesthetic detail to a corner. According to one 19th-century encyclopedia, ...

, and a stone slate roof with stone copings, shaped kneelers, and

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s. It has two storeys, and a T-shaped plan, with a front range of four

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, and a rear outshut. The doorway has a slightly

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ed surround and a

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, above which is a carved coat of arms. The windows vary, and include

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and casements, some with

mullion A mullion is a vertical element that forms a division between units of a window or screen, or is used decoratively. It is also often used as a division between double doors. When dividing adjacent window units its primary purpose is a rigid sup ...

s. Inside, there is an 18th-century stone surround for a range. The courthouse is also built of stone, with

, and a

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roof with stone slates at the

eaves The eaves are the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building. The eaves form an overhang to throw water clear of the walls and may be highly decorated as part of an architectural sty ...

, raised verges with moulded

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, and

s. There are two storeys, consisting of a first-floor hall and an

undercroft An undercroft is traditionally a cellar or storage room, often brick-lined and Vault (architecture), vaulted, and used for storage in buildings since medieval times. In modern usage, an undercroft is generally a ground (street-level) area whi ...

, and five

. It contains doorways and windows of various types, and retains an early fireplace in the east wall of the upper floor.

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