Stapleford Hall

Stapleford Hall is a house built around 1630, with an extension added around 1700. It features a plastered timber frame and a thatched roof made of reed, along with an original red brick stack that has three octagonal linked shafts and a rebuilt capping. In the 19th century, an additional stack was added to the right gable end. The house has a three-bay plan in a single range, with a two-bay kitchen and service range added at the rear in the late 17th century, creating an L-shaped layout. It stands two storeys high with attics. The front has three 19th-century horizontal sliding sash windows with small panes, flush with the eaves, and three similar windows on the ground floor. The doorway is now located in the centre bay.

The 1700 extension at the rear is also timber framed and rendered, featuring a part pantiled roof with an end stack. Originally a single storey, the roof was raised between 1920 and 1930 over one bay of the wing to create two storeys, and this section also has a thatched roof. The 20th-century fenestration and doorway are present in this part. There is another single-storey addition at the front, also timber framed and pantiled, consisting of two bays.

Inside, the 1630 range has inglenook hearths, one of which is either later or restored, while the other features a chamfered cambered arch leading to the original red brick hearth. The ceiling framing is typical of the 17th century, with joists laid on edge. In the chamber above the centre room, there is another hearth from the same period, also with a chamfered cambered arch that terminates on a high base. Above this hearth is a plaster frieze decorated with quatrefoils. One end room has slender bracing in the wall frame and stop-chamfered main beams. The first-floor rooms have always been ceiled. The roof structure is of side purlin construction, with some torching on the soffits of the rafters and thatch.