Old Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1951. A 16th-18th century Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Old Hall

WRENN ID
solitary-hinge-kestrel
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Breckland
Country
England
Date first listed
4 December 1951
Type
Farmhouse
Source
Historic England listing

Description

Old Hall is a former farmhouse dating back to the 16th century, with significant alterations and additions in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is constructed of gault brick and red brick, with plain tile and pantile roofs. The house is arranged in an L-shaped plan, with three gabled piles projecting north of the main block; the subsidiary wing to the north was added in the 17th century.

The south facade is largely original, dating to the 16th century, and is constructed from gault brick. A two-storey gabled porch is positioned off-centre, featuring a three-centred arched entrance and a two-light window above with a metal casement. On the ground floor, there are three three-light mullion and transom windows with segmental heads. A similar window is located on the first floor of the eastern bay. Other windows include a mix of casements and a single 17th-century two-light brick mullion window with ovolo moulding, contemporary with the west wing. The eastern side has a large external brick stack.

The north facade has three crow-stepped attic gables; the westernmost bay is a 17th-century addition, retaining a two-light chamfered mullion window. The easternmost gable has been rebuilt. The 18th-century fenestration is irregular. Two mullion and transom windows with segmental heads are present on the ground floor. The west wing’s north gable-end has an original door within a double ovolo-moulded brick frame, with barred stops. Four two-light ovolo-moulded brick mullion windows survive beneath rectangular hood moulds, though two are blocked. A single light window is also present beneath a hood mould, along with one 18th-century three-light casement window. The west wing adjoins the main block via a crow-stepped half-gable featuring a horizontal sawtooth and dentil cornice.

The west facade retains remnants of five regularly spaced ovolo-moulded brick mullion windows beneath rectangular hood moulds. Mullions survive at ground floor level in the centre, replaced with casements or blocking elsewhere. A sawtooth and dentil cornice runs along the top. The south gable-end has three surviving windows beneath pediments, one of which retains ovolo-moulded mullions. The east facade has a blocked door and two ground floor window openings beneath pediments. An original door frame has been repositioned. Two first floor window openings survive, one with a four-light brick ovolo-moulded mullion and transom. A sawtooth and dentil cornice is present.

The interior of the hall features 16th-century roll-moulded principal beams and joists. In the western bay of the main block, there are ogee and nicked chamfer stops. The roof structure includes butt-purlins with collars and wind bracing. Group Value is significant due to the building's age, construction and alterations.

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