Purslow Hall

Purslow Hall is an early 17th-century manor house, later altered and reduced in size during the late 20th century when service ranges were removed. It is located in Clunbury. The original house was constructed of red brick in a mixed bond, with slate roofs featuring coped verges and pointed stone finials to the gables. The original design was an H-shape. The building is two storeys and has attics, with a plain band running below the eaves and extending across the gables. A cellar lies beneath the right wing. The windows are arranged in a 1:2:1 pattern, and are 19th-century wooden windows with mullions and transoms, all featuring gauged heads, including those in the attics. The central entrance has a 20th-century glazed door within a moulded stone surround, topped with an armorial shield. External brick stacks have dentil detailing to the bases and tops; the original stacks on the right have their tops intact while those on the left are later additions. A similar stack on the rear wall has a 20th-century brick top. Inside, the central room on the ground floor retains complete late 17th-century bevelled rectangular panelling, which is partly renewed, along with a moulded and plastered cross-beam ceiling. A 20th-century flat-roofed addition to the rear is not of architectural note. According to information from the owner, the house was built in 1628.