Old Hall Farmhouse

TL 64 SE STEEPLE BUMPSTEAD 2/82 Old Hall Farmhouse

GV II

House, C18, altered in C20, retaining remnants of C17 house. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 2 parallel ranges aligned NE-SW with central corridor on each floor. One axial chimney stack in each range. 2 storeys. Central glazed door with open pediment, C20, and 2 splayed bays each of 3 double-hung sash windows of 12-16-12 lights, one of which is C18, the other C20 reproduction. On first floor, 2 double-hung sash windows of 12 lights, C18. Hipped roof. Symmetrical elevation. The NE (rear) elevation has 2 C18 windows each of one wrought iron casement and 2 fixed lights, with C20 leading. The interior has plain-chamfered axial beams with simple concave stops in each range, partly boxed in. The large chimney stack in the NW range is of early C17 construction, with replaced mantel beam. There are some timbers in the roof re-used from an earlier house. The bobbin-turned balusters of the staircase are C17. Moated site.

Listing NGR: TL6890240066