Hoveton Old Hall

House. The core of the building dates from the mid-16th century, with additions and alterations in the 18th and 20th centuries. The facade was added around 1700. The rear range is constructed of flint and brick, while the facade is entirely brick. The roofs are slate-covered.

The 1700 facade is two storeys high and consists of seven bays, with the central three bays projecting. The brickwork is rusticated at the corners and around the central projection. A panelled front door, dating to the late 18th century, is set within a brick doorcase featuring pilasters that stand on high plinths with stone bases and Ionic capitals. Above the doorcase is a moulded entablature and a segmental moulded pediment. A deep moulded platband runs along the first floor. Late 18th century sash windows with glazing bars and gauged skewback arches are visible, although two outer first-floor windows are now blocked. The roof is hipped and there are three stacks on the rear wall, extending above the roofline. The returns on either side contain sash windows; the east return has one sash on each floor, while the other return has two blocked window bays that retain their original 1700 openings, defined by roll-moulded edges under gauged skewback arches. Rusticated quoins are present on the rear. The west return has all windows blocked with colourwashed plaster, but the original window openings remain visible. A section of the jamb of an original cross casement is visible, and a single 19th-century centre-hung casement is present in the upper left corner.

A rear wing dates to the 16th century. The east facade, two storeys high, was altered in the 18th century to appear symmetrical in seven irregular bays. Three 3-light, ovolo-moulded mullioned casements from the 16th century are present, along with early 18th-century casements. The walls are a mix of flint and brickwork. The roof is hipped and there are two ridge stacks. The north gable retains a 5-light mullioned window and a single 17th-century cross casement. The west side has been significantly altered but incorporates 2- and 3-light mullioned casements.

Inside the 1700 wing, the large entrance hall has four-panelled doors on H-hinges. A stone fireplace features large roll mouldings and scrolled consoles on either side, along with a modillion cornice. The drawing room to the left has a shouldered door surround leading to the hall, and features plain dado panelling and a modillion cornice. The ceiling is plastered with an oval central panel. To the right of the hall is a fully panelled room featuring large fielded panels. A rear block contains a room with close panelling and a dentil cornice, dating to the 17th century.