Oxnead Hall

Oxnead Hall is a country house that dates from the late 16th century, with significant additions made in the 19th century. The building is constructed of red brick and features steeply-pitched plain-tiled roofs. It consists of two sections, with the north-western range being the remaining service wing of a late 16th-century house built by the Paston family. The house has two storeys and attics, and it includes mullion and transom windows made of plastered brick, as well as octagonal angle shafts topped with moulded brick finials. The gables are parapeted, featuring roll-moulded copings and moulded, corbelled gable finials.

The west facade is symmetrical, although some openings on the ground and first floors have been blocked. There are two lunette windows and a well-crafted framed and pedimented door from around 1600, which includes a fanlight set in a segmental-headed opening. A moulded brick string course runs along the first floor level, and there is a blocked opening in the north gable. The eaves are adorned with a brick modillion course.

The 19th-century addition at the south-east is designed in a similar style to the earlier range, featuring octagonal angle shafts and mullion and transom windows. It includes sash windows with glazing bars and architraves, as well as two sashes with segmental heads and margin lights. On the east side, there are three large external chimney stacks with attached shafts, moulded brick caps, and bases.

At the south-east corner, there is a two-storey gabled porch with elliptical arched openings and plastered quoins, although the first-floor opening has been blocked. The gable is parapeted, and there are later hipped extensions at the south gable. The earlier range has principal rafters that are braced by elbowed uprights, similar to those found at Morley Old Hall, as noted in Mercer’s "English Vernacular Houses."