Nine Chimneys House

Nine Chimneys House is a late 16th-century house located on Nine Chimneys Lane in Balsham. It features an exposed timber frame and a tiled roof, with a red brick stack at the west end that has three flues and 20th-century shafts made of moulded red brick. There is also a side stack on the north wall with three similar stacks. Originally, this building served as the south cross wing of a late 16th-century double-ended hall house, though the hall and north crossing have since been demolished. The house consists of three bays and has two storeys with attics, including two gable dormers. The doorway to the centre bay has leaded light casements. Inside, one of the hearths retains its original opening made of clunch, featuring a four-centred and chamfered arch, while other hearths are made of red brick, some of which have been repaired. Two first-floor chambers were originally painted, and a fragment of this remains in the east wall. The roof is a slide purlin type. It is believed that the house was built around 1583 for Thomas Sutton, who was the Master of the Ordnance to Queen Elizabeth I.