Smalldale Hall And Smalldale Hall Farmhouse And Attached Barn

SK 18 SE PARISH OF BRADWELL SMALLDALE 1/7 (North Side) Smalldale Hall and Smalldale 12-7-67 Hall Farmhouse and attached barn (formerly listed as Smalldale Old Hall and attached barn) II

House, now two houses. 1670 with later C17 addition and various later alterations. Coursed limestone rubble with gritstone dressings and quoins. Stone slate roofs, except southern pitch of Hall roof, to west, in slate. Central stone ridge stack and stone gable end stacks, also small stone ridge stack to west. Moulded stone copings and kneelers to west gable. Two storey building with two bay farmhouse to east and three bay hall to west. Farmhouse has chamfered flush quoined, four-centred arched doorcase to west, with inset panel on lintel inscribed 'IH 1670' and hoodmould over. To east, a 2-light recessed and chamfered, formerly 4-light, mullioned window returned hoodmould, now with C20 casements. Similar window beyond to east also with C20 casements, and inserted C20 doorcase beyond. Above, low 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion window with hoodmould over, formerly 4-light, now with C20 casements. To west, remains of 4-light recessed and chamfered mullion window with hoodmould, now western light blocked and C20 casements in remainder of window, all mullions removed. Beyond, to west, blocked 2-light window with hoodmould. Attached to east, lower C19 barn with three doorcases with timber lintels and plank doors, also numerous breathers. Bracketed stone fireplace with moulded hood to western ground floor room. Hall, to west, has ovolo moulded quoined western doorcase with C20 panelled door. To east, recessed window, formerly 3-light, now with horizontal sliding sashes, and beyond, single light recessed window with C20 casement. Beyond again, to east, a line of quoins and a recessed and chamfered window with hoodmould and C20 casements. Above, similar window. Beyond line of quoins to west, two tall recessed and chamfered windows, eastern one with sliding sash, western one with fixed lights; these were probably made up of re-used C17 pieces in C19.

Listing NGR: SK1669081394