Bride Hall

Bride Hall is a large manor house dating to the late 16th century, likely begun during the time of Sir Philip Boteler. It has undergone alterations in the 17th and 18th centuries and was restored in the early 20th century. The building is constructed of red brick with a plain tile roof and is arranged around an E-shaped plan. The main elevation has five bays, featuring a projecting central porch bay and wings. Original brick mullioned windows, with 2 to 4 lights each, are largely preserved; the lights are arched with 4-centre arches. The ground floor windows have straight moulded brick hoods, and the windows are fitted with 20th-century leaded casements. The porch and west projection have tumbled brick gables. The east wing has an 18th-century hipped roof and dog tooth brick eaves. A tall axial brick chimney stack is located to the left of the porch, with three square shafts and an arris on its east face. The central door has a chamfered 4-centre arched surround and a moulded brick hood, with a 2-light window above. The rear elevation features two projecting gable ends on each side, with the left-hand ones originally being staircase turrets while the right-hand ones are early 20th-century additions. A late 17th-century external chimney stack is present on the west elevation, with three square shafts. Inside, the ground floor hall retains a large fireplace. Original doorways to the cellar, pantry, and buttery are found on the east ground floor. A good late 17th-century oak fireplace, with a moulded cornice and frame, is located in a west ground floor room, along with contemporary painted bands of black and white triangles within the hearth. The west wing showcases a good collar rafter roof. Late 17th-century newel stairs with simple turned balusters are situated within the staircase towers.