Saling Hall

Saling Hall is a house dating from the early 17th century, with significant alterations in the late 17th century. It is built on an H-plan, and the east, west, and main south ranges have a red and blue brick facing. The original structure was timber-framed and retains a red plain tiled roof. The crosswings have curvilinear gables with moulded coping, and the crosswings are two stories and attics in height, while the central range is two stories. Moulded eaves and central bands run along the facade, with symmetrically placed doors and windows. The first floor has a 2:5:2 window range, and the ground floor a 2:3:2 window range, featuring solid mullions with transoms and rubbed brick heads above. An east gable panel is dated 1699. The house has four-panelled doors with glazed margins to the top lights, each with a flat canopy supported by brackets. The left return has an eight-window range and two hipped dormers, while the right return has a two-window range. Three red brick chimney stacks are visible on the left return, one with attached diagonal shafts. The interior features extensive 17th-century panelling on the ground floor, including 16th-century linenfold panelling in the hall and another room. Original 17th-century doors have moulded architraves. A 17th-century main staircase has moulded rails, twisted balusters, and square newels, and there's a separate enclosed staircase with a balustrade of plain bars set fret-wise. Two late 17th-century fireplaces have moulded surrounds.