Holverston Hall

Holverston Hall is a house that dates from the 16th to 17th century, with some additions from the 19th century. It is constructed of brick, incorporating some re-used ecclesiastical masonry, and features roofs made of corrugated tiles. The original mid-16th century house ran east-west and consisted of four bays. A 17th-century extension was added to the south from the west end, resulting in a main facade that now has three bays but remains symmetrical.

The building is two storeys high, with a prominent three-storey entrance porch dating from around 1600. This porch features polygonal angle shafts on moulded bases that rise to moulded finials. The entrance itself is a moulded four-centred brick design within a square surround and topped with a moulded pediment. The first floor has a renewed four-light cross casement window, also under a moulded pediment, and above it is a clock face beneath another pediment. The gable is shaped with a central moulded finial.

The ground floor is lit by one renewed three-light cross casement window on each side of the porch, both under gauged skewback arches, while the first floor has two renewed three-light casements. A brick platband is located to the right of the porch. The gabled roof has the top storey of the porch gabled back into it, and both internal end stacks have been rebuilt.

To the left is the mid-17th century wing, which features four renewed casements on the ground floor under gauged skewback arches and three on the first floor. The south gable shows slight tumbling and has an internal end stack. The rear of both wings has largely been altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. Inside, most of the interior dates from the 20th century, but the newel stairs at the west end still have octagonal newel posts. The roof of the 16th-century range includes tie beams, diminished principals, clasped purlins (with collars now removed), and curved windbracing. The roof of the 17th-century range consists of tie beams, principals, two tiers of butt purlins, and collars.