Cranham Hall

Cranham Hall is a building originally constructed as a large mansion in the late 16th century or early 17th century. It was the residence of General James Oglethorpe, who was a colonist of Georgia, and was demolished around 1789. It is unclear how much of the original house remains in the current structure. The main front of the building dates from the late 18th century and features three storeys with a stucco finish. There are five sash windows, with the two on the south side having lowered cills. A central porch, accessed by steps, has a doorway with side lights and is topped by a radiating semi-circular fanlight that has an outer band of radiating flutes. A raised band forms the cill for the top floor. The building has dentilled eaves and a hipped slate roof. On the north side, there is one sash window on each floor to the west, and to the east on the ground floor, there is a single-storey canted bay window. The rear wing is made of colourwashed brick and has two storeys with four windows, an eaves cornice, and a hipped slate roof.