Hall Farmhouse

SK 87 SW NEWTON-ON-TRENT HIGH STREET (west side)

6/48 Hall Farm House

G.V. II

Farmhouse. 1656 with extensive remodelling of the early C19. Painted brick with hipped slate roof and 2 brick wall stacks. T- plan. 2 storey with basement, 3 bay front having a central 6 panelled door, traceried fanlight and C20 wooden doorcase, reached up a flight of steps. Door is flanked by single glazing bar sashes, the larger fenestration of the earlier phase can be seen around the C19 windows. To first floor are 3 glazingbar top hung casements. In front of the house is a built up earth bank, concealing the basement which is in fact the ground floor of the original C17 house. To right is a lower range with semi- circular headed niche and a ramped wall to the gate post. At left side is a brick wall containing a reset keystone dated 1656. At the rear, a stone cornice marks the site of the original back door. Interior. A plain chamfered beam in the smaller 2 storey (service) wing to rear. Some reset C17 panelling and 2 decorative panels re-used over a doorway to upper floor and doors re-using C17 wainscotting with lovely lyre scrolled decoration. The C17 hall. has a fine moulded beam with a stepped stop. Upper ground floor is early C19 with shuttered windows and 2 semi- circular headed doorways to stair hall. Drawing room has a curved end with full. cornice and 2 balanced curved front cupboards.

Listing NGR: SK8320073920