Wherstead Hall

Wherstead Hall is a house located on Redgate Lane in Wherstead. The rear range of the building likely dates from the 15th century, with early 16th-century and later alterations. The front range was built in the early 17th century and has 19th-century modifications. A major renovation took place in 1985. The structure is timber-framed and rendered, with a front range set on a brick plinth and partly underbuilt in painted brick in Flemish bond. It features plain tile roofs and has a T-shaped plan. The front range is two storeys high with an attic, while the rear range was originally open but was floored over in the 16th century. The front range has a three-bay frame and an off-centre early 19th-century doorcase that contains a half-glazed door. There are 16-pane sash windows in flush architraves on either side of the door, and 6-pane sashes on the first floor. An off-centre ridge stack is present, with a later stack rising through the roof at the rear. The rear range has an entrance adjacent to the front range and features an added pent porch at the end. It has three ground floor windows and four above, all of which are casements from 1985. The roof is hipped to the right and includes a centre ridge stack.

Inside the front range, the framing is exposed, showcasing jowled posts and wall plates, along with chamfered beams that have barred ogee stops. Some original wide floorboards remain, and much of the interior detailing is from the early 19th century alterations. The roof has a butt and clasped purlin structure with wind braces. The rear range features a fine ceiling with a deep transverse beam that has double ogee, roll, cavetto, and fillet moulding, along with moulded joists. The roof is constructed in two stages; the section adjacent to the front range has a rafter roof that shows some blackening, while the end has a crown post roof that is also somewhat smoke blackened. There are two trusses, with one crown post cut off and left hanging. Later side purlins rest on queen struts, and the off-centre stack was rebuilt in brick in 1985. The site is moated and was undergoing renovation at the time of the resurvey.