Hedenham Hall

Hedenham Hall is a country house dating from the late 16th century, with remodels in the early 18th century. It is constructed of red brick and features steeply-pitched plain tiled roofs. The building has two storeys and attics, designed in an E-plan with later additions. The main facade faces east and consists of nine bays arranged in a 2:5:2 pattern, with the outer bays being 2.5 storey crosswings that have stepped gables and 18th-century angle-pilasters. The windows are sash style with glazing bars and architraves, and there are gauged brick arches above the openings. The central doorway features a segmental pediment on a pulvinated frieze with Ionic pilasters, and there is a modillion eaves cornice. The facade includes three pedimented dormers with sashes.

Large external chimney stacks are located to the north and south; the southern stack has a large square sundial and a coat of arms below six octagonal shafts with moulded bases and rebuilt linked caps, while the northern stack has two octagonal shafts. There is also a square, panelled ridge stack off-centre to the north. The openings in the north wall of the crosswing have been significantly altered. A 2.5 storey range extends to the north and west, featuring a stepped north gable with an internal stack and two square attic windows, as well as two blocked first-floor openings with flat moulded brick hoods. The western range is slightly lower and has ovolo-moulded casements, along with a stepped gable and moulded brick eaves corbels. At the east end, there is a hexagonal lead-covered lantern on the ridge and two 2-light attic dormers with hipped roofs. A large chimney stack is positioned off-centre to the west, astride the ridge line, with four octagonal shafts that have moulded caps and bases.

On the west wall, there is an 18th-century stair projection with a stepped gable and a fine Venetian window supported by Tuscan columns. Inside, the hall features good early 18th-century interiors, including a bolection-moulded fireplace with an overmantle that contains a painting of the house by Bardwell from 1735. There are three notable 16th-century fireplaces, two of which on the ground floor were restored in the 20th century. A fine staircase from around 1740 has three turned balusters per tread and carved tread-ends, with raised and fielded dado panelling on the staircase walls.