Mettingham Hall

Mettingham Hall is a farmhouse mainly dating from the 17th century, with some parts possibly being older. It features red brick construction with a plastered facade, while part of the left wing has a mid-20th century textured render. The building has a corbelled string course around most of the first floor, which is raised segmentally over the windows, and similar arches serve as drip moulds over the upper windows on the wings. The roof is plaintiled, and the structure is two storeys high with attics.

The plan of the house is H-shaped with shaped gables, except for the shorter left wing at the rear. The symmetrical facade is arranged in a 1:3:1 pattern. Most of the windows are 18th century cross windows, with some retaining square-leaded glass, while the left wing features mid-20th century windows, and the right wing has an original ovolo-moulded attic window. There is an 18th century pedimented doorcase with a six-panel door, and the door surround is painted to resemble quoins. The centre section and inner returns of the wings have a plaster coved eaves cornice. Attached to the right wing is a 17th century lean-to addition, which has a truncated external stack behind it. The rear of the centre section shows signs of alteration, including an 18th century four-light square-leaded window with a cornice and a second truncated stack. The left wing ends in an axial stack placed internally, suggesting that it may have originally extended further to the rear. The remains of the dairy attached to the house are now used as garaging.

Inside, the interior has been somewhat altered, but the main feature is the fine original staircase in the right wing, which extends to the attic around a narrow rectangular well. This staircase has turned balusters and newels with acorn finials. The room at the rear of this wing has a quoined stucco fireplace with a three-centre arch, decorated with lozenge and triangle motifs. This room originally had complete 18th century panelling, which has now been removed. Some bridging beams in the house have ornate stop-chamfers.