Boynton Hall

Boynton Hall is a house dating back to the 14th century, originally built as a raised aisle hall. It has undergone significant alterations and additions in the 16th century and later periods. The original sections are timber-framed and plastered, while other additions are likely plastered brick. The roofs are covered with red plain tiles. The building comprises several phases; the original range has an off-centre chimney stack on its left side, and a projecting gabled wing with a stack to its return. A wing gabled to the left is set at an angle between the main range and the right-hand wing, with an external stack at its end. A further range extends to the rear right of the original section. The house is two storeys high, with a further section having two storeys and attics. A two-storey, angled bay is on the left crosswing, and the right gabled wing has two windows to its return. The main range features a flat-headed dormer and a ground-floor two-light casement window; other windows are mostly small-paned vertically sliding sashes. A single-storey, parapeted extension is attached to the right of the main range, and two gabled dormers are visible on the rear of the main range. A 20th-century glazed porch is located on the left side of the main range. Inside, many original features are concealed. However, the kitchen and hall retain a large tie beam which supports a pair of large octagonal aisle posts with moulded capitals and bases. These posts are connected by a cambered collar, said to support a king post, side arms, and centre posts to support the aisle top plate, and the roof now has arch-braced side purlins. An original, vertically boarded door is present, along with an inserted wall below a queen post in the kitchen.