Toppesfield Hall

TL 73 NW TOPPESFIELD GREAT YELDHAM ROAD North Side 3/17 Toppesfield Hall 7.8.1952 II House, late C16, altered in C18 and early C20. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 4 bays aligned NE-SW, with parallel range to NW, C18. Rear chimney stack near middle of original range, now enclosed, and internal chimney stacks at both ends of both ranges, C18. C18 entrance extension to SE, with 2 hipped roofs, forming a T-plan. 2-storey lean-to extension to NW, C18, and single-storey service range beyond. Early C20 conservatory to NE. 2 storeys. All the exterior has been substantially altered in the early C20, and all doors and windows are of this period. The interior has ovolo-moulded beams, panelling of c.1600 with some reproduction, and an early C17 fireplace removed from Olivers Farmhouse, nearby. It has a moulded shelf supported by coupled Ionic pilasters, and surmounted by an overmantel of 3 bays, with detached shafts carrying foliated consoles and an entablature. Behind the shafts the bays are panelled, and the middle panel has arabesque arcading. An C18 wrought-iron crane in front has been introduced from another room. RCHM 2.

Listing NGR: TL7457437110