Horsford Hall

Horsford Hall is a former manor house, largely dating to the 18th century, although incorporating elements of an earlier structure. The building is constructed of red brick, colourwashed brick, and rendered brick, with a pantiled roof. The design is symmetrical, consisting of a double-pile, two-storey wing connected to a single-storey hipped pavilion. The north facade, facing the road, has five bays and a central entrance. Earlier six-bay features are visible, having been obscured when the building was stuccoed in the early 19th century. The stucco was removed around 1975, revealing gauged brick arches for the original windows, and possibly some brickwork from the early 17th century. The present sash windows have glazing bars, timber architraves, and rendered skewback arch lintels. The central entrance has a six-panel door with a semi-circular fanlight containing radial glazing bars, within a timber doorcase featuring panelled reveals, a fluted frieze, and a cornice. A plain eaves cornice sits above a stuccoed parapet. The rear elevation also has five bays, with a central entrance featuring an open, pedimented doorcase on consoles and a semi-circular fanlight with reticulated tracery. This entrance has a part-glazed door. Sash windows with glazing bars are set within flat, gauged brick arches. A timber modillion cornice runs along the rear, above a brick parapet eave. Double parapet gables have end stacks. Linking sections to the north feature single, semi-circular arched recesses, now incorporating semi-circular casement windows. The pavilions have blind semi-circular arches facing east and west. The rear of each pavilion has three-storey height openings with gauged brick semi-circular arches, containing central double-glazed doors flanked by windows, all with glazing bars. A fine panelled drawing room exists within the building. Lean-to buildings attached to the east are not of special architectural or historic interest.