Cannon Hall

Cannon Hall is a detached mansion dating from the early 18th century, with later alterations and additions. The north front features brown brick with red brick dressings, a hipped pantiled roof with a dormer, and is two storeys high with an attic. It has six windows, one of which is blind, along with an early 19th-century extension at the east end and a north addition that was formerly a coachman's house. There is also a stable block with a weather-boarded clock and bell-turret, which has been converted into a garage. A 20th-century portico with pilasters supports an entablature, and there is a panelled door with sidelights. The front of the house has a 20th-century passage, and the slightly recessed sash windows feature segmental red brick arches and dressings, with exposed boxing. The cornice and parapet are made of red brick.

The south, or garden front, has six windows, with a one-window early 19th-century addition at the east end and a two-storey, 18th-century addition at the west end. Similar to the north front, the windows have segmental red brick arches and dressings, with exposed boxing, and the second floor has projecting red brick surrounds and aprons. The cornice and first-floor band are also made of red brick.

The interior has not been inspected but is noted to retain some good panelling, particularly in the bedrooms and back staircase. There are also some early 19th-century fireplaces in the extension and a good early 20th-century staircase in a mid-18th-century style, featuring twisted balusters and carved brackets.

Historically, part of the stable block once served as a magistrates' court for dealing with prisoners in the Parish Lock-up on Cannon Lane. Notable residents include Sir James Cosmo Melville, Secretary to the East India Company, who lived here during the 19th century, and Sir Gerald du Maurier, an actor-manager, who resided here from 1916 to 1934, as commemorated by a Greater London Council plaque.