Falconers

Falconers is a 14th-century aisled hall with a cross wing, situated on the south side of High Wych Road. During the 17th century, a large stack was inserted into the upper end of the hall, and the roof eaves were raised in the early 18th century, accompanied by interior remodelling. A two-storey rear range was added in the 19th century, along with new windows and wavy bargeboards.

The building is timber-framed and rough-plastered, with gabled roofs of old red tiles. The cross wing, on the east side, sits at a higher level and retains its original steep roof. The front of the building faces north and features a small internal gable stack on the west slope of the roof. The hall range has three windows, while the cross wing has one. The main range's first floor has 6/6 pane sash windows with moulded architraves, while the ground floor has 8/8 pane sash windows with external shutters. The cross wing features 3/3 paned sash windows. A 19th-century four-panel door has glazed, round-headed upper panels. A gabled tiled open porch is a modern addition.

The east end features an early 19th-century brick, plastered, two-storey canted bay window with recessed sashes and vertical margin lights. A rear wing, likely on a timber frame, is stuccoed and lined to resemble ashlar. It has a large 6/9 pane flush sash window with 3-panelled external shutters on the ground floor, and a smaller 6/6 pane sash window above, featuring a wavy bargeboard with a central pendant. The north side displays an irregular pattern of sash windows and a plank side door.

Internally, chamfered axial beams in the service and parlour ends support cross beams. The entrance door opens onto a cross passage, with a cupboard located on its line. Early 18th-century two-panelled doors have H hinges. A staircase rises in the hall, and on both floors, a passage on the south side is separated from the hall and the chamber above by an openwork screen with a solid dado and spaced moulded splats.

The western gable and framed wall at the lower end of the hall expose the structure of the aisled hall. Original features include heavy jowled wall posts, arcade posts with tension braces, and visible arcade plates. Soot blackened rafters and evidence of a crown post roof remain. The hall roof has been recently rebuilt; the cross wing roof is likely original. According to local tradition, Falconers served as the residence of the falconer for the Pishiobury estate. It is considered a building of special interest as the oldest surviving domestic structure in Sawbridgeworth, likely originating as a manorial centre of high social standing.