Merrington Old Hall

BOMERE HEATH C.P. MERRINGTON SJ 42 SE 3/95 Merrington Old Hall - - II

House. Late C16, partly remodelled c.1700. Late C19 addition at rear. Timber framed with painted brick nogging (some herringbone), partly underbuilt and front rebuilt or refaced in painted brick. Plain tile roof. Framing: closely-spaced uprights with middle rails; square panels in gable ends (3 from sole plate to wall plate), with angle braces in left-hand gable end and parallel diagonal struts in right-hand gable end, forming lozenge patterns in gable. Two framed bays either side a central stack bay. Two storeys. Toothed brick eaves cornice to front. Barge boards with finials. Large central brick ridge stack. South- west (garden) front: 4 bays; wooden cross windows, those on ground floor taller and with segmental relieving arches. Right-hand gable end with first- floor 2-light wooden casement and underbuilt ground floor (possibly formerly jettied) with canted bay. Left-hand gable end has collar and tie-beam truss with queen struts and V-struts. C19 two-storey rear wing with external brick end stack. Entrance at rear. Interior: deep-chamfered ceiling beams; cross beams in right-hand ground-floor room with broach stops. Right-hand ground-floor room: raised and fielded oak panelling of c.1700 with moulded cornice. Old 3-panelled door to room.

Listing NGR: SJ4705020965