Channonz Hall

Channonz Hall is a building from the second half of the 16th century. Although the date 1569 above the east door is not original, it indicates the period of construction. Only the east kitchen wing remains of what was once a U-shaped house, as most of the hall section and the west wing were demolished in 1784. The building is constructed of red brick with tiled roofs and has two storeys plus attics. The central hall featured a tall gabled porch, and the wings were connected by a wall with a gatehouse at the centre, enclosing a square court.

The north gable of the remaining wing, similar to the now-demolished west wing, has a crow-stepped design with tall ornamental moulded brick finials topped with ogee-shaped caps and wind vanes. The porch and dormers had similar detailing, but none survive. The finials rise from octagonal corner buttresses, and there are moulded brick string courses. The north end has one bay, while the west side has three bays, featuring 3 and 4-light windows with moulded brick hollow-chamfered mullions and transoms, all surmounted by shallow moulded brick pediments. The west doorway of the east wing is also pedimented, with a moulded architrave and round arch, and the door is original.

On the west side, which was the original exterior, there is a large chimney stack with octagonal shafts, although the original bellcote has been demolished. Inside, the partition walls are of timber-frame construction. The ground floor south-east room has incised circles on the plaster ceiling, the purpose of which is unclear. There is a very crude wall drawing in the attic, and a panelled room on the first floor. Throughout the house, there are panelled doors dating from 1721. The house is situated on a moated site, with an earlier medieval moated site located to the south-east. The building underwent extensive repairs and interior modernisation between 1721 and 1724, carried out by John Buxton, who was an amateur architect.