Ardeley Parish Hall (At The South East Corner Of The Green)

Ardeley Parish Hall, located at the southeast corner of The Green, was built around 1917 by F C Eden for John Howard Carter as part of a picturesque planning scheme reminiscent of Blaise Hamlet. The building features roughcast brickwork with a black plinth, a deep timber rustic classical portico, and a steep half-hipped thatched roof. This long rectangular hall closes the eastern side of the green and has a Tuscan timber portico at the southern end facing the road. The portico is designed in a tetrastyle rustic order with a tunnel-vaulted arched center that rises into a half-hipped open pediment, supported by half-columns at the outer corners. It has 8-panel double doors with a segmental headed louvred opening above, and simple wooden benches on either side resting on red brick piers. The west side features four 2-light small casement windows, while a large external chimney is located on the east side. Additionally, there is a lower hipped thatched kitchen at the northeast corner with a small tiled extension beyond the projecting chimney.