Hempstead Hall

Hempstead Hall is a large farmhouse that originated in the 17th century but was largely rebuilt in the late 19th century, with a date of 1880 marked on the wing gable end and 1877 on the tie cramp irons of the right gable. The building is constructed of knapped flint with brick dressings and features plain roof tiles along with courses of fishscale tiles. It has a double depth design, consisting of two storeys and an attic, and presents a symmetrical facade with three bays, including a connecting bay on the left that leads to a forward projecting wing.

The main facade has each bay projecting forward slightly and extending up to gable dormers that are topped with moulded brick coping. The windows and doors are framed with wide brick surrounds. The central doorway features a moulded brick pediment and a double-leaved door with glazed upper panels, accompanied by a rectangular fanlight. The ground and first floors have tripartite sashes with glazing bars, while the dormers contain sashes. There are two axial stacks, each with four shafts arranged 2x2 and having chamfered corners. The left connecting bay to the wing serves as a through passage. The front doorway mirrors the central doorway, while the rear door has a mullioned fanlight set under a 4-centred arch. The right gable includes two sashes on both the ground and first floors, one sash in the attic, and five tie cramp irons dated 1877.

The forward wing to the left (west) retains remnants of the original 17th-century building, featuring two storeys, an attic, and a cellar. The south gable is constructed of coursed flint on a flint plinth, with quoins and a cap made of 17th-century brick. The gable has been raised, with the former lower line still visible, and a stone plaque at the apex is dated 1880. The walls, windows, and roof of the east side match those of the main front, while the west side is made of coursed flint beneath pantiles and has an off-centre axial stack. There is a single-storey outshut to the west, which was formerly a dairy, and a single-storey extension to the rear of the west wing that holds no special interest.