Portington Hall

Portington Hall is a house recorded in the 17th century, specifically in the 1672 hearth tax returns as "the New House." It features extensions from around 1760 and the 19th century and was built for the Portington family. The structure is made of brick with stone dressings and has a pantile roof. It is E-shaped in plan, with an 18th-century extension to the main range on the north side and a 19th-century porch extension at the rear. The house has two storeys and attics, with the original five bays of the early house having outer and central bays that project forward, along with a single-bay extension to the left. The building has quoins at the angles and window quoins on the early house, as well as a plinth. The central entrance features a board door, with a 2-light casement window to the left and a 3-light casement window to the right. The outer wings have inserted 3-light casements, all of which are 19th-century and transomed. The extension includes a 20-pane sash window, while the first floor has a 3-light fixed window in the center and all other windows are 16-pane sashes. The roofs are hipped, with 2-light Yorkshire sash gabled dormers on the outer wings. There is an external stack to the right and ridge stacks.

Inside, the drawing room features mid-18th-century panelling and a coffered ceiling, with many ground-floor rooms having 6-fielded-panel doors. The roof structure consists of principal rafters set in a simple A truss with tenoned purlins and no ridge pole. Notably, John Wesley stayed at Portington Hall in 1790 when it was owned by the Wilberforce-Bell family.