Blakesley Hall

Blakesley Hall is a timber-framed farmhouse located on Blakesley Road in Yardley, built by Richard Smalbroke in the last quarter of the 16th century, with later additions. The ground floor features vertical studding, while the upper storey jetties out on large brackets at the corners, supported by short diagonal struts that create a herringbone pattern. The roof is tiled. The building has two storeys, except for the gabled crosswing on the left, which includes an attic storey in the gable, displaying square panels with quadrant braces that form a lozenge pattern. The windows are adorned with leaded lights and may have 2, 3, or even 4 mullions, some also featuring transoms. The house appears to have been ceiled at the first-floor level from the outset. A gabled stair turret sits at the angle between the hall and the crosswing, balancing the porch, which is also gabled and bears the inscription "OMN(1)P OTENS D(EUS) P(RO)TECTOR SIT DOM(US) HUI(US) RS." To the right of the main structure is an 18th-century brick addition, while the rear features a mid-17th-century kitchen wing made of painted brick. Inside, there is an upstairs room that contains a wall painting dating from around 1600.