Hannath Hall

TF 41 NW TYDD ST. GILES HANNATH ROAD 3/79 Tydd Gate

8.9.77 Hannath Hall

II

House, late C16, erroneously dated 1540 and 1539 to later stone panels over first and back doorways. Hall with north and south crosswings with stair turret of same date to rear of hall range. Mainly narrow, red brick except for part of the hall range which was probably rebuilt or cased in brick in C19. The ground floor walls of the crosswing and stair turret are thickened and have a rubbed brick string to the upper-edge. Slate roof to front and tiles to rear. Rebuilt ridge stack to hall and original base of ridge stack to south crosswing. Tumbled gable end parapets on kneelers to crosswing and stair turret, surmounted by finials of rubbed brick (partly eroded). Hall of two storeys with window openings of C19 brick but the doorway is off-centre, at the south end of the hall, and may be on the site of the cross passage. C19 panelled door. The crosswing to the north has original moulded brick labels with return stops to two C19 or C20 three light casements. The crosswing to the south now has one C19 hung sash in open boxing and late C19 canted bay at ground floor. Interior. The original staircase has been removed and a new one inserted in the former cross-passage. Some of the ceiling joists in the hall are visible. They are of substantial scantling, chamfered and laid flat. One ground floor room has c.1730 raised and fielded panelling. The roof was rebuilt in C19. VCH (Cambs) Vol.IV, p.225. A.Mackenzie: Frontiers of the Unknown: the Fenland Poltergeist (Society for Psychical Research).

Listing NGR: TF4435917467