The former farmhouse at Coes Hall

The former farmhouse at Coes Hall

This timber-framed farmhouse dates from the late 16th and early 17th century, though it was probably re-roofed in the 18th century. It was substantially restored and refenestrated in the 1990s. The attached structures to the north west (added in the 1990s) and the early 21st century extension to the east are not of special interest.

The building is timber-framed with plastered infill on a brick plinth, and has a hipped tiled roof with two brick chimneystacks. It comprises eight unequal bays of two storeys with irregularly-spaced wooden casements. The closer spacing of studs to the northern part indicates this was the earliest section to be built.

The brick chimneystacks between the third bay from the south and the third bay from the north were rebuilt above the ridgeline in the 1990s—the northern one with a single cylindrical flue and the southern one with two. The west side displays an exposed frame with midrail and closely-spaced studs, more densely spaced towards the north. Six bays are fitted with curved windbraces above the midrail. The south end is similar, with two windows to the first floor and one to the ground floor. The east side has a comparable midrail with several curved braces, mostly above the midrail but one below. At the time of inspection, a one-storey timber-framed conservatory was under construction. The north side is now obscured by a 1990s extension.

Interior features are substantial. The south end of the ground floor has a spine beam with a one-inch chamfer and replaced floor joists. The partition between this space and the adjoining room to the north has had most of its studs removed, but the northern room retains original ceiling beams and a large open fireplace with wooden bressumer and brick surround. The adjoining room also has a spine beam and open fireplace with brick surround. The first floor is accessed from the north by a late 20th century staircase in Jacobean style, featuring a strapwork-carved newelpost and sections of carved balusters. The first floor displays the upper part of a late 16th century chimneystack, exposed tiebeams and jowled upright posts. There is an open fireplace with a bressumer chamfered to two inches and a number of rushlight marks. The roof structure retains some 18th century queenposts, purlins and rafters.

The 1875 First Edition Ordnance Survey map shows Coes Hall as a detached rectangular structure labelled Coe's Farm. Detached to the west were a series of farm buildings including a barn immediately west and a farm building to the south west. Little change was apparent on the 1910 Ordnance Survey map. Between 1990 and 1995 various additions and alterations were undertaken, linking the farmhouse by new buildings to the former barn, though the detached farm building to the south west remained free-standing.

The former barn and the farm building now known as 'The Granary' are not of special interest. Despite their early fabric, which would otherwise render them noteworthy, they have been too extensively altered to merit listing.