Frogs Hall

Frogs Hall is a house dating to around the early 17th century, with extensions added in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and a remodelling occurring around the mid-19th century. The structure is timber frame with rendered and partly slate-hung walls, and white-washed brick, under a slate roof with gabled ends and crested ridge tiles. The rear has wings with a hipped slate roof and a gable-ended plain tile roof. Brick gable-end and lateral stacks are present.

The plan features an early 17th century front range, extended in the 18th century to the north-west and in the early 19th century to the south-west. The house was remodelled around the mid-19th century.

The east front is almost symmetrical with three bays. It features a central glazed door with a tented canopy. There are canted bay sashes with glazing bars to the left and right, over which the first floor is jettied out and gabled, with ornate bargeboards. A circa 19th century three-light mullion transom window with a hoodmould is positioned on the first floor. The south return showcases a hipped wing with a large French casement and a 19th century 12-pane sash above, alongside a lean-to verandah with brick piers and a French casement. The north return displays an 18th century wing with a three-window range, featuring circa 18th century three-light wooden mullion windows with leaded casements and a flush-panel door. A lower 19th century stable range is situated to the right (north-west). Various sash windows and outshuts are visible at the rear.

The interior largely reflects the mid-19th century remodelling, with joinery primarily from that period. Many 18th century fielded six-panel doors remain, along with a late 19th century staircase, and replaced chimney pieces. The rear north-west kitchen wing retains one chamfered cross-beam with run-out stops.

Five bays of the early 17th century roof survive over the front (east) range. These trusses have lapped dovetail jointed collars, clasped side purlins, and curved wind braces. A heavy stud partition (closed truss) is found between bays three and four, with some common rafters visible. The roof over the 18th century rear wing is softwood, with collars mortice and tenoned to principal rafters and clasping side purlins, and largely intact common rafters, without a ridgepiece.