Denver Hall

Denver Hall is a house dating to circa 1520, and significantly altered in the late 18th century when it was re-fronted. The building is constructed of brick with a plain tiled roof. The south facade, dating to the 18th century, has eight bays spanning two storeys and is built of gault brick. A brick string course runs along the first floor. A modern door is located in the third bay from the left. The windows are renewed timber cross casements set under segmental arches. The eaves feature a dentilled cornice. The gabled roof has four hipped dormers. The west gable displays a stepped stack from the 16th century, constructed externally and featuring twin flues on a serrated plinth. The east gable is also stepped and has top and side finials, which are circular with conical tops and decorative elements including chevrons, ball motifs, and arched panels. The gable steps are finished with plain tiles. Terracotta panels with the letters "I W E W E N" (Willoughby) form a dado. A ground floor window, renewed in the 20th century, sits within hollow moulded brick jambs, beneath a moulded square hood with labels. A coat of arms is positioned above the window, within a panel flanked by terracotta columns. A blocked first floor window is visible beneath a shouldered moulded pediment; the tympanum of this pediment contains a terracotta coat of arms and two depictions of deer (hinds). To the north, a battlemented bay window from the early 19th century connects to two rear cross wings dating to the late 18th century. These cross wings are two and a half storeys high, with tumbling in the gable heads, and feature renewed casements under hoods with labels. Originally, the north side had external stacks, which were double-flued and elaborately decorated with arches and quatrefoil motifs. The interior has been altered, but retains a good closed string staircase with turned balusters from the mid-18th century.