Goswold Hall

Goswold Hall is a farmhouse dating from the late 16th century, with substantial rebuilding in the mid to late 17th century, an extension circa 1820, and alterations in the 20th century. The original lower cross wing was built for the Grey family. The hall and parlour were rebuilt for the Rix family, and the building was extended around 1820 for T. French. The structure is timber framed, largely plastered, with a sham timber frame and brick nogging to the front and early red brick to the gable end. The steeply pitched plaintiled roof has machine tiles to the front. The building consists of a 4-bay range with a 3-bay cross wing to the right. It is two storeys and has attics.

The entrance is in the centre of the main range, featuring a 19th-century part-glazed, raised panelled door with an early 19th-century lugged architrave and a pedimented Doric entablature. The ground floor left and first floor of the cross wing have leaded cross casements in moulded flush frames, with some early glass. The main range features a continuous dentilled eaves cornice. A large, early 19th-century 2-storey bow projects forward to the right of the entrance, pebbledashed with three similar cross casements and a flat roof, along with an external stack on the left return, stuccoed to resemble ashlar with offsets to a red brick shaft. Extending forward from the main range, but less far than the bow, is an earlier service cross wing, featuring 3-light transomed leaded casements, a 2-light leaded dormer with a pedimental head, and a lower ridge to a separate hipped roof. The main range has a large, rebuilt axial stack to the right end. The left gable end is largely irregularly bonded 17th-century brick with an external stack and two rear offsets, and a rebuilt shaft with a moulded base. To the rear, there are scattered 19th-century sashes in moulded flush frames. The cross wing extends further to the rear with a 20th-century lean-to on the roughcast right return.

The parlour’s interior retains 17th-century panelling on two sides, some exposed framing with large studding, and jowled posts to cambered tie beams. The interior was mostly remodelled in the 19th century. The service wing features double roll moulded bearers to the front and back walls. The roof is a double purlin construction, with lower butt purlins, upper purlins clasped by collars and halved principals. The site is a moated manorial site.