Badley Hall

Badley Hall is a farmhouse that represents the surviving service range of an early 16th-century manor house, likely built for Sir Edmund Poley, who died in 1548. The rest of the house was demolished around 1759. The building has two storeys and attics, constructed from timber framing and plaster. The upper storey features a long-wall jettied design along the east side, with richly-carved exposed framing members visible in various locations. The roofs are covered with plaintiles and include axial chimneys made of red brick, one of which has a large triple-flue shaft dating from the 16th or early 17th century, though it was partly rebuilt in the 18th century.

There is a flat-roofed 18th-century casement dormer, and the windows are mainly 19th-century small-pane casements. On the west side, there are some 18th-century mullioned and transomed windows with wrought iron casements and leaded lights. A notable feature on the west side is the original two-storey entrance porch, which provides access to the cross-passage. This porch was previously jettied at the first floor and gable levels, showcasing a carved tie-beam and an altered oriel with flanking polygonal shafts at the first storey. The outer doorway was remodelled in the 18th century, while the inner doorway retains an arched head with rose-carved spandrels and a 16th-century moulded plank door that has been refaced with two 18th-century panels.

On the north wall, there is a cambered spear beam with a central shield and vinescroll in two orders, which provided access from the cross-passage to the now-demolished open hall. The jettied east wall features exceptionally fine carved pilasters and a bressumer enriched with vinescrolls. Inside, the building has good quality framing with 4-centred arched doorways and a plain crownpost roof. Several rooms showcase wainscotting from various periods, particularly from the 16th century to the mid-18th century.