Ticklerton Hall

Ticklerton Hall is a farmhouse, now a house, likely dating from the early 17th century and situated in Eaton Under Heywood. The building is constructed of red brick with projecting bands marking the first floor and ceiling levels, along with remnants of thin stone rubble. Most windows are replacements from the 20th century, comprising wood multipane casements under flat brick lintels, or sash windows under brick segmental-arched lintels. The roof is slate, hipped and with a low pitch, featuring an integral brick eaves stack and three large, projecting stepped brick stacks to the rear, one of which has a profiled upper shaft. The internal layout follows an H-shape.

The front elevation has a central two-window range with 8/8 sashes above a central glazed front entrance door, flanked by thinner 4/6 sashes. Projecting wings extend on either side; the left wing has a three-window range of 4/8 sashes over 8/8 sashes, and the right wing has a two-window range of 8/8 sashes over 8/12 sashes. The right return features a four-window range of 8/8 sashes over 8/12 sashes, with the central left windows staggered between floors, and an additional 4/8 sash to the lower ground floor. The left return presents a three-window range of casements with a central glazed door, including a full-height recessed panel in the wall to the centre left, with dovecote holes under the eaves. The rear of the building has a projecting wing to the left with a central projecting stack flanked by tall casements with brick segmental-arched lintels. A central recessed range is covered by a wide projecting stack and flanked by tall casements. Another projecting wing is situated to the right, with a projecting stack and 3/6 sashes to the top two storeys over a casement to the left.

The interior features a 17th-century staircase with turned balusters, a string, and a moulded handrail. The design of the balusters is repeated against the dado of the stairs. There are two original panelled doors. A chamfered bridging beam is visible, displaying ogee stops.