Harleston Hall

Harleston Hall is a farmhouse with a late 16th-century core, significantly extended and remodelled in the 1830s. A plaque above the entrance confirms the 1832 date and indicates it was built for Roger Pettiward of Great Finborough Hall. The house is constructed of red brick with raised quoins and gault brick dressings. A timber-framed wing to the rear right has been encased in 19th-century red brick. The roofs are covered in plain tiles. Numerous 19th-century chimneys feature red brick shafts with gault brick dressings, incorporating richly moulded terracotta, circular in form, with Tudor-style heavy caps and bases. The building is two storeys high. First-floor windows have cambered heads and small-pane casements. Splayed bays with hipped slated roofs have casements with curved and lobed heads. A two-storey Jacobean-style entrance porch has a circular plaque inscribed with the date 1832 and a segmental arched doorway. Inside, a six-panelled door has glazed upper panels. A large external chimney of red brick with multiple offsets is located on the right side of the rear wing. Internal timber framing is visible, showcasing heavy chamfered principal members, close-studding, and a clasped-purlin roof. Excluding the rear wing, the rest of the building dates to around 1832. Great Finborough Hall is listed separately.