Frampton Hall

A small country house built in 1725 for Coney Tunnard, extended in the late 18th century and skillfully remodelled in matching style in 1873. The building is constructed in red brick laid in Flemish bond with limestone ashlar and render dressings, beneath a lead roof. The brick wall stacks are in Tudor Revival style with corbelled-out crenellated tops.

The original 1725 block comprises five bays across three storeys plus basement. It features a moulded ashlar plinth and bands, a cornice, and a brick-panelled parapet. Rusticated giant corner pilasters frame the composition. The central entrance bay, advanced slightly and finished in ashlar with rusticated quoins, is crowned with a segmental pediment containing an inscribed cartouche dated 1725 and surmounted by a rabbit—the Coney family rebus. The central eight-panel door with plain overlight is flanked by fluted Corinthian pilasters supporting an open segmental pediment bearing an urn. The door is reached by a flight of four steps flanked by lions and four semi-circular steps. Above the door is a plain sash window with moulded ashlar architrave and pilasters, supporting a cornice with a grotesque keystone. The second floor features a smaller central window with scrolls to the base. The flanking windows are arranged in pairs—plain sashes with splayed rubbed brick arches and panelled ashlar keystones.

In the late 18th century, two-storey two-bay wings were added to either side. These were altered in the 19th century, and the right-hand wing was extended by a further bay in matching style, re-using old materials. The rusticated corner pilasters of these wings are rendered, and the parapet features recessed panels with blank shields between. The keystones of the central windows on the right-hand wing bear the arms of the 19th-century owner, Major C.T.J. Moore. Beyond to the right is a single-storey bay with a semi-circular headed window. On the left side is a two-storey 19th-century ashlar bay window bearing a coat of arms. A canted entrance porch was added to the rear in the 19th century.

Fine cast lead rainwater hoppers, dated 1725 and bearing the Coney rebus, are present on the flanking wings—these appear to have been moved from the side walls when the wings were added. The lead plaques to the downpipes are decorated with beasts and birds. A rainwater head on the rear of the right-hand wing is inscribed "CTJM 1873".

The interior retains a number of original features that have been carefully incorporated into the 19th-century remodelling. The dogleg stair, which appears to have been reset, features three balusters to the tread, one of which is fluted, twisted and turned. The strings are carved with scrolled leaves. An overdoor in stucco with a dentil cornice and shells adorns the entrance hall. The principal rooms feature full-height bolection-moulded panelling—that in the right-hand room includes a dentillated cornice. The joinery has been amended to accommodate the 19th-century alterations. The left-hand wing contains a 19th-century ballroom with a reused 18th-century bolection-moulded marble fireplace surround. In the basement, the side walls of the original house contain openings, one with contemporary glazing, demonstrating the building's extensions. A 19th-century plaster ceiling with piasters spans the first-floor landing. A first-floor room features an egg-and-dart frieze with a scrolled modillion cornice and Corinthian pilasters. Eighteenth-century marble fire surrounds with rounded corners to the openings are used throughout.

Coney Tunnard, who built the house, was High Sheriff of the County.