Lyndsay Hall

Lyndsay Hall is a house dating primarily to the 16th century, with alterations and extensions in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is timber-framed, with plaster infill and some exposed framing, and has a roof covered in handmade red clay tiles. The original core of the house comprises a two-bay main range facing northwest, and two-bay cross-wings on either side, also dating to the late 16th century. A 18th-century axial stack is located at the rear of the central portion. Extensive 20th-century additions have been made to the left, right and rear of the original structure. All windows are 20th-century casements, and a 20th-century door is situated in the middle of the main range. The left cross-wing is jettied to the front. The cross-wings feature exposed framing, although much of it has been altered and some is false.

The interior reveals much of the original timber frame concealed by plaster. However, in the left cross-wing, plain, heavy horizontal section joists are partly exposed in the rear bay, along with wallplates and tie-beams. This bay features a cambered central tie-beam and a crownpost roof with a chamfered rectangular crownpost, displaying mortices for missing axial braces. The collar-purlin is incomplete at the front, extending to a gablet hip at the rear. The main range was originally two stories, but the floor has been removed to create a large stair hall; an axial stack has also been removed from the shorter right bay. An original ceiling in the left bay has a chamfered axial beam with lamb's tongue stops, now linked to a 20th-century transverse beam. The roof in the left bay retains its original construction, with wattle and daub partitions, while the right bay has been altered, employing clasped purlin construction. Some exposed close studding with curved display braces on the first-floor landing is non-structural, originating from the left cross-wing and re-assembled as decorative features. The right cross-wing exhibits a chamfered binding beam with lamb's tongue stops, plain vertical section joists, exposed wallplates and tie-beams, and a clasped purlin roof with straight wind-bracing.

A photograph held by the owners depicts the house before the 20th-century extensions, showing only a small addition to the left of the left cross-wing. Plans also in the possession of the owners demonstrate that significant additions and alterations were undertaken in 1927 by Messrs. Tooley and Foster. The frontages of the cross-wings were stripped of plaster and altered circa 1986. The building was formerly known as Lyndsey’s Farm and is recorded as such on Ordnance Survey maps from 1874; the present name is a more recent designation.