Islington Hall

Islington Hall is a house dating back to 1619, with significant additions in the 18th century. It is located in Tilney St. Lawrence. The house began as a half-H shaped dwelling and now features a courtyard filled by later construction. The original 17th-century section has brick and slate construction. The left gable exhibits a set-off at the first floor, with a four-light timber casement window on both the ground and first floors, and a three-light attic window above. The right cross gable was rebuilt in the 18th century and is plain, incorporating an internal gable end stack. The central section also dates to the 18th century and has three-light timber casements on both floors. The west front is a plain 18th-century design, with a round-arched central doorway, flanked by two sash windows which are now boarded over. Two matching sashes are above, on the first floor. A four-light brick arched window is situated on the upper south wall, set under a square hood. A substantial principal extension was added to the east in 1780. This two-storey, five-bay section features a doorway in the second bay from the right, with an overlight and a pediment supported by brackets. The ground floor has a boarded-over sash window, while the first floor has five sash windows with glazing bars. These windows are each topped with alternating flat and pedimented stucco hoods on scrolled brackets. The building has a moulded parapet and a gabled roof with an internal gable stack to the west. The interior was largely destroyed by fire, and no significant historical features remain.