The Hall House

The Hall House is a house dating from around 1500, with alterations made around 1600 and in the 19th century. It was originally timber-framed, but has been rebuilt and extended using sandstone rubble and ashlar, with a decorative blue tile roof. The house originally comprised three bays, featuring a central open hall and a cross passage behind an inserted stack.

The front of the building has large quoins. A door is positioned to the left of centre, with a plain lintel above. To the right of the door are two 3-light casements with glazing bars, and a small casement within an altered 2-light mullioned window. A straight joint to the left of the door and a rendered patch on the far right indicate the positions of former wall posts. The raised eaves have three 2-light casements set within gabled half-dormers. A brick ridge stack sits to the right of the door and there are end stacks.

The rear of the house shows stonework of various periods. Two 16-pane sash windows flank smaller casements in the stair area. An infilled mullioned window is located near the centre, and a door and casement are situated in a rendered panel on the right. On the right return, an intact 3-light chamfered mullioned window is visible on the first floor.

Inside, the central room has twin, stop-chamfered spine beams resting on an arched fireplace bressumer, with a stone reredos wall. An oak door leads to an enclosed stair. The first floor contains oak boards in the south end room and a selection of 17th century oak doors of various designs. Fragments of wall posts are exposed. The central roof truss is of heavy timber construction, featuring arch braces, a collar with a mount boss, and rafter sections with mortices for wind braces. Early brick chimney breasts are situated above the main fireplace and within the north gable. The roof structure is of a later date.