Hall Farm Barn, Outbuilding And Coach House

These former farm buildings, coach houses, and stables are part of the Catton Hall estate. They were built in the mid-19th century, though incorporating elements from an earlier structure. The buildings are constructed primarily of red brick, with slate and pantile roofs. They form an irregular ‘T’ shape, with smaller ranges extending to the north. The southern and western elevations feature a range of stable and coach house doors.

The western gable at the south end rises above a lean-to stable roof. It contains a blocked semi-circular arch and a clock face at its apex, topped by a parapet gable with a bellcote, featuring timber cusped braces and a pyramidal lead roof with a finial.

The northern arm of the ‘T’ consists of an earlier three-bay barn, with a first floor inserted later, and a continuous outshut to the east. This section is built of flint with brick dressings, and incorporates fragments of medieval stone within the masonry. A two-bay open-fronted cart shed is at the northern end of this barn, which extends eastward as a range of weatherboarded and brick sheds with hipped roofs, forming the boundary with Church Street. Brick parapet gables are present on the barn.

Attached at a right angle from the south-west wall of the barn is a stable and haystore. This has a gabled dormer window over a first-floor loading door. A stable door with a fanlight is situated below, alongside a Diocletian window to the right. It is topped by a brick parapet gable. The buildings are included on the list for their group value and discussed in I M Manning’s A History of Old Catton.