Earl Soham Lodge

Earl Soham Lodge is a former manor house that dates from the 16th century on the left side and probably at the rear, with a front range added in 1789 and an early 20th-century rear wing. The earlier sections are timber framed, mainly encased in brick but plastered at the rear, while the front range is constructed of red brick with plaintiled roofs. The building is two storeys high with an attic and features a five-window range arranged in a 2:1:2 pattern, with sashes that have glazing bars in flush frames and flat brick arches. There are two later French windows on the right side, and a central doorway that includes an inset six-panel door, where the upper four panels are glazed. This doorway is topped with a rectangular fanlight that has glazing bars, and the reveals are panelled with sunk pilasters, an enriched frieze, and a pedimented dentil cornice supported by scrolled console brackets. The building also has three gabled dormers with leaded windows and a wooden modillion eaves cornice. The left-hand wing is cased in matching red brick, and its gable end features a notable stack with three detached octagonal flues that have moulded bases and caps. The rear range contains several 18th-century mullion and transom windows with square and diamond leaded panes. Inside, the main ground floor room of the left-hand wing has roll-moulded main beams and cornice, some roll-moulded joists, and some 16th-century panelling, along with original attic stairs. The later part of the building includes a well staircase with carved ends to the treads. The lodge is situated on a moated site.