Black Hall

Black Hall is a farmhouse dating from the 14th century, which was remodeled in the early 17th century and has some alterations from the mid-19th century. It features a timber frame with painted brick and rendered infill, topped with a slate and corrugated iron roof. The building has a U-plan layout, with the main hall range aligned east to west and subsidiary wings projecting to the south.

On the exterior, there is a gable-end stack to the south of the west cross-wing made of painted rubble with a brick shaft, and a central stack in the hall range also with a brick shaft. The south front shows that the left-hand wing is blind, while the right wing has a ground floor entrance and a lean-to roof. The left return wall features a 19th-century external staircase. The hall range is two storeys high and has two windows: a 2-light casement on the left and a window with a boarded shutter on the right. The ground floor includes a 2-light casement to the left and a single-light casement to the right, with the entrance featuring a stable door under a flat metal canopy.

Notably, at the west end of the north wall of the hall on the first floor, there is a blocked window with four trefoiled lights, the heads of which are cut into a rail. The framing around this window is flanked by two curved angle braces. The south walls exhibit 17th-century framing, consisting of two square panels high to the first floor.

Inside, the inserted 17th-century floor of the hall range has exposed beams that are chamfered and stopped. Although the roof was not inspected, it is reported to retain some 14th-century cusping. Additionally, the ground floor of the east cross-wing retains an 18th-century cider mill and press.