Farewell Hall

Farewell Hall is a large farmhouse that underwent early 18th century rebuilding of a 17th century house, with some minor alterations in the 20th century. It is constructed of red brick featuring raised bands at the floor levels and has a hipped tiled roof with wide dentilled eaves cornice and large panelled brick ridge stacks. The building has a squat truncated 'T' plan with a front and two short set-back wings. The front, which is built over a cellar, has two storeys and a dormer-lit attic with five windows. Hipped dormers are positioned above transomed casements that have gauged brick heads. The central entrance features a 20th century pedimented surround, a fanlight, and a part-glazed door. Although Pevsner noted an elongated shell doorhead, no trace of it remains. The set-back wings each have one similar bay and a comparable 20th century entrance on the left side. Inside, there is a large staircase at the rear of the central hall that rises from the cellar to all floors. This staircase is of 17th century design, featuring a closed string, heavy moulded straight handrails, and turned balusters, with the detailing preserved from the cellar to the attic. The front room to the right of the entrance has early 18th century panelling that has been reset and remodelled in the late 19th century.