Mock Beggar Hall

Mock Beggar Hall is a farmhouse, dating from the 17th century, with a substantial late 19th-century restoration. It is constructed of English bond brickwork, rendered on the east and north sides, and has black and red pantile roofs. The building forms a U-shaped plan, with a space between the wings later filled in. Early service extensions were added to the north wing. The farmhouse has two storeys, attics, and a cellar. The symmetrical east façade features four 19th-century, three-light mullion and transom windows on the ground floor, and three at the first floor. There are a pair of crow-stepped attic gables, each with two two-light casement windows. A crenellated parapet connects the two gables. The north side has a central two-storey porch with a four-centred arched entrance and a pediment, and another pediment above a single-light upper window; a crow-stepped gable is also present. Sawtooth and dentil cornices are visible on the north and south sides. The west-facing gable ends each contain two pairs of original small windows, situated beside stacks with moulded brick pediments. These stacks feature original twin octagonal shafts. One axial stack is located off-centre, with four rebuilt octagonal shafts. Inside, there is an original winding stair beside the northern gable-end stack and butt-purlin roofs. A Victorian staircase, executed in a Jacobean style, and gas lighting fittings are also present.