Remains Of Baconsthorpe Hall C80M South Of Baconsthorpe Castle

The remains of Baconsthorpe Hall are located approximately 80 meters south of Baconsthorpe Castle. This structure, originally an outer gatehouse to Baconsthorpe Castle, dates back to the 16th century. It was converted into a house in the late 16th or early 17th century and underwent alterations in the early 19th century. The building is constructed of uncoursed galletted whole and knapped flint with stone dressings and is currently roofless.

Originally, the hall had three bays with an external gable and turrets, but now only the central and right bays remain, along with the right turret. The building stands two storeys high, with the footings of additional ranges visible to the right and left. There are tie irons dated 1921 present. The central gateway arch has been reduced, and there is an early 19th-century doorway in the centre bay, which features a stone section that projects forward. This doorway has a four-centred stone arch with spandrels and is topped by an embattled parapet.

The stone openings, likely reset from Baconsthorpe Castle in the early 19th century, include four-centred headed lights under square heads, with stone mullions and transoms. There are three lights over the doorway and three lights on both the ground and first floors of the right bay, although the mullions and transoms have been lost on the ground floor. The turret on the right gable is square at the ground floor and octagonal above, culminating in a stone cupola with a finial and a parapet featuring half lunettes. The east face of the turret has three small openings.

At the rear, there is a wide four-centred moulded stone gateway arch with slender side shafts, set beneath a brick relieving arch, although the wall above has been lost. A blocked three-light window is visible on the first floor to the left. Inside, there is a partition wall between the first bay and the central passage, which has the remains of a four-centred stone doorway at the rear. The interior features coursed flint with brick and brick dressings to the rear arches of openings, although the floor has been lost. There is a fireplace on the rear wall of the right bay. The gable end has a large opening across the width of the turret, featuring a segmental arch that slopes down to the rear. A partially blocked fireplace is present on the first floor, along with blocked openings to the turret and an opening at attic floor level. The hall is currently cared for by English Heritage and is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in Norfolk.