Shingle Hall With Walls Radiating To North East,South East And South West 160 Metres West Of Road

Shingle Hall is a house and forecourt walls located 160 metres west of the road in Trims Green, High Wych. This building dates from the 17th century or earlier and was associated with the Leventhorpe family. It features a later red brick front range that was refronted in the 19th century. The house is large, double-fronted, and has two storeys with a cellar, facing east. It stands on the site of the medieval manor house of Shingle Hall and Mathams, which had 15 hearths recorded in the Hearth Tax of 1666.

The wider rear range is likely timber-framed and is plastered, with irregular fenestration. It is complemented by 16th-century red brick garden walls in English bond that radiate 5 metres to the northeast, 16 metres to the southeast, and 20 metres to the southwest. The building has parallel hipped roofs for both the front and rear sections, with chimneys located on the middle wall. A raised band of brickwork is present at the first-floor level on the east front and continues on the north flank. The central door is flanked by sash windows and features two single-storey canted bays. There is also a projecting porch that is off-centre at the rear.

The Leventhorpe family were among the wealthiest landowners in the area during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries. The red brick garden walls likely date back to the time of John Leventhorpe, who served as Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1593-94, was knighted in 1603, and became a baronet in 1622. Shingle Hall is situated at the centre of a group of historic farm buildings.