Polebrook Hall And Attached Wall With Gatearch

Polebrook Hall is a country house dating back to the 17th century, with a datestone of 1719. It was enlarged and remodelled in 1881, as evidenced by a rainwater head, and further altered in the late 19th century. Constructed of squared coursed limestone, it features a Collyweston slate roof. Originally an H-shaped building, it now presents as an irregular U-shaped form. The main front has a four-window range, with shallow projecting gabled wings that break forward. A central, gabled porch, added in the 19th century, has side lights and an ashlar parapet. Stone mullion windows flank the porch; the two-light windows at the first floor are original to the 17th century. The projecting wings feature four-light stone mullion windows from the 19th century. Other architectural details include ashlar gable parapets, kneelers, finials, and ashlar stacks at the ridge. A two-window range to the right, dating from around 1881, features three-light stone mullion windows to the first floor and two-light windows on the ground floor. Portions of the left and right gables were refaced around 1881. A two-storey square bay window, restored in the 19th century, is located to the left of the main front. A section with higher eaves on the left was added around 1719, displaying sash windows with glazing bars and moulded stone architraves, rusticated quoins, and an ashlar gable parapet, topped with a datestone. The rear elevation has a central range of four windows with a gable to the left, incorporating some 17th-century stone mullion windows. A late 19th-century range, linking the projecting wings at the rear, was removed in the mid-20th century. The interior features an entrance hall with a restored late 19th-century moulded bressumer over the fireplace. A staircase hall to the left includes an 18th-century staircase with three turned balusters per tread, rising around an open well. Some 18th-century panelling is present, possibly reset. A room to the front left contains reset 17th-century panelling, including a door dated 1627. A room to the rear left has a reset 17th-century fireplace with a four-centred arch head. A room to the right of the entrance hall contains an overmantel with reset Jacobean panels. First-floor rooms front and to the left of the staircase hall have coved ceilings, possibly indicating a former large chamber. A first-floor room at the rear left has 18th-century fielded panelling, while a room to the right contains reset 17th-century panelling with a decorated frieze. A room to the far right features an overmantel decorated with small turned balusters and an inset picture, dated 1842. An attached wall to the left of the main front contains a gatearch with a reset 17th-century moulded stone surround and a four-centred arch head.