East Horndon Hall

East Horndon Hall is a house that dates from the 16th and 18th centuries, with extensions added in the 19th and 20th centuries. Originally timber-framed, it is now entirely covered in red brick laid in Flemish bond and has a roof made of handmade red clay tiles. The building has a complex layout that includes a 16th-century timber-framed section running north-south, which features an axial stack at the northern end. To the south, there is an 18th-century cross-wing that extends on both sides and has an internal stack at the northwest corner. There is also a northern extension from around 1900, an early 19th-century wing to the east of the main range, and 20th-century extensions on either side of this wing.

The house is two storeys tall, with most windows being 20th-century casements, primarily set in their original openings. On the south elevation, the ground floor features one 18th or early 19th-century casement with 12+4 lights and a segmental arch. The east elevation of the eastern wing has an early 19th-century sash window with 6+6 lights on the ground floor, and the east elevation of the southern cross-wing has an early 19th-century tripartite sash window on the first floor, consisting of 2+2, 6+6, and 2+2 lights. There is a 20th-century door to the east. The southern cross-wing displays numerous blue headers.

Inside, the original main range contains one large room on the ground floor with exceptional height. It features two chamfered longitudinal beams with convex stops and plain joists of vertical section, some of which are made from reused timber. A main post at the southern end has been cut to create an inserted doorway. Original studding is visible in the east and south walls, with the east wall infilled with 20th-century ornamental brick nogging. There is a wide wood-burning hearth.