Corley Hall And Attached Wall And Gatepiers

Corley Hall, along with its attached wall and gatepiers, is a Grade II* listed house located on Corley Rock Lane. The building dates from the early 18th century, with 17th century and later additions and alterations. It features a timber-frame structure covered with roughcast render, a plain-tile roof, and brick stacks. The layout is H-shaped with a gabled cross-wing, and there is a 17th century extension at the rear of the northeast cross-wing. The house has two storeys and an attic.

The entrance is through a doorway to a cross-passage, which is set under a plain rendered porch at the angle of the main range and the northeast cross-wing, featuring a 20th century door. The main range has late 19th century three-light casement windows on both floors to the left of the porch, and one similar window on each floor of the gable wall of the northeast cross-wing. There is also a late 19th century canted bay window on the gable wall of the southwest cross-wing. On the northeast side of the northeast cross-wing, there is an early 16th century oak doorhead with a four-centred arch.

Inside, the ground floor has moulded bridging beams, some supported by carved brackets, while the first floor features chamfered bridging beams. A room in the southwest cross-wing contains a mid to late 16th century fireplace with a wooden surround, carved side pilasters, and arches decorated with foliage. Above this is a bracketed cornice with three panels carved with serpentine monsters. The window casement in the same room includes a stained glass panel displaying royal arms, dating from the late 17th or early 18th century. A late 17th century staircase features square newel posts with turned knobs and turned balusters.

On the first floor, there is some late 16th or early 17th century panelling with square fielded panels, except for a frieze of top panels that includes early 16th century carvings. These carvings feature eight heads that may be portraits, six smaller heads in medallions, and three conventional heads along with a cherub holding a scroll. Other rooms have 18th century panelling and doors, as well as a 16th century door with original strap hinges. Several bays of the roof have cambered collar ties and windbraced purlins.

The property also includes a front courtyard with 18th century red brick gatepiers that have a moulded stone cornice. These gatepiers support stone pedestals topped with carved griffins or wolf heads.