Poplar Hall

TM 16 SE 1/145

WINSTON Low Road, Debenham Poplar Hall

II

House, mid C17 with alterations of C18 and C19. Timber-framed; the north entrance front encased in mid C19 red brick, the south side rough-cast. Half- H plan with deeply recessed 2-window main range. Plaintiled roofs; both cross-wings are hipped at north end. An axial C17 chimney of red brick has a plinth with a complex series of moulded bands and sunk date panels on 2 faces. Mainly C18 transomed casements; some renewed in C19 and mid C20. Early C18 6- panelled entrance door, the lower panels fielded, the upper panels glazed. Architrave with keystone and console brackets; the cornice was mutilated by C19 brick encasement. Good mid C17 staircase with moulded handrails, newel finials and turned balusters. One room has two C17 moulded plaster cartouches in the ceiling. Much framing has been exposed in C20: a high incidence of reused timber from C15 and C16 buildings, including plain butt-purlin roof. C18 remodelling includes some good internal joinery. The boundary with Debenham parish passes through the building.

Listing NGR: TM1639261860