Geldeston Hall

Geldeston Hall is a country house dating from the late 18th and early 19th century. It is constructed of gault brick and red brick, with parts colour-washed, and has hipped roofs covered in black-glazed pantiles and slate. The main house is two storeys and attics, with a five-bay by three-bay layout, forming an L-shape with a two-storey wing to the rear.

The south facade is symmetrical, consisting of five bays with sash windows and gauged brick arches above the openings. The central bay is slightly advanced and features three tall, narrow ground floor sashes separated by pilasters surmounted by a plain brick entablature and moulded cornice. One ground floor sash is blind. A moulded brick modillion cornice runs below the attic level. The attic windows are a mix of a central sash, two two-light casements with glazing bars, and two outer blind windows with painted-on glazing bars. A brick cornice sits above the heads of the attic windows. Corner pilasters are present. Chimney stacks are symmetrically placed on the north side.

The west elevation has three bays with a tripartite sash window extending down to floor level and a pair of glazed doors with a rectangular fanlight under a flat lintel with a segmental relieving arch. Three first floor sashes and three blind attic window openings are also present. A lower two-storey range adjoins the north-west corner, featuring a range of six windows, with altered openings and a partly in-filled ground floor in red brick.

A rebuilt brick portico, centrally placed on the east facade, has paired columns supporting a brick entablature with pineapple finials. The east facade also has one ground floor and two first floor sashes with glazing bars, and three blind attic windows. A brick cornice extends from the south facade to the attic storey.

The north side is colour-washed and has a red brick eaves parapet. Three attic dormers with sashes, three first floor sashes, and a tall stair window with a semicircular head are visible. The east face of the north wing features six first-floor windows, three ground floor sashes, and a door opening.

A one-storey red brick range extends to the north-east, incorporating an archway leading to a yard. This segmental arch is flanked by piers with moulded capitals. Three chimney stacks are visible on the ridge line; the southernmost stack has an arched opening likely for a bell.