Borras Hall

Borras Hall is an H-plan house dating from the early 17th century. It is two storeys high and originally had a timber-framed structure, now largely encased in red brick with some areas covered in roughcast. The roof is slate. The front elevation features a central section with projecting wings to either side. The central section is roughcast with a string course marking the first-floor level. An asymmetrically placed wooden door is sheltered by a moulded wooden canopy supported by brackets. Modern three-light metal-framed windows are situated in the original openings on either side of the door, with smaller modern windows to the right. Dormers on the first floor each contain two modern metal-framed windows. The right-hand wing has a projecting brick chimney stack and a modern corner canted bay window. The left-hand wing has two modern metal-framed windows. The left-hand return elevation is roughcast and partly obscured by climbing plants. It has a brick stack on the left gable and another to the front. The ground floor has two modern metal-framed windows, and a modern projecting porch with a pedimented roof. The first floor has two modern metal-framed windows and one blocked and painted simulated 12-pane sash window. The right-hand return elevation is characterised by modern metal-framed windows throughout. Later brick additions formerly housed a dairy and cheesemaking facility. The rear elevation is of red brick, with projecting wings on either side and is dominated by two large projecting brick stacks. The stack to the left contains a former bread oven and has three diagonally set brick chimney pots. The stack to the right heated the former hall. The right-hand wing includes a lean-to extension, incorporating a pantry with a catslide roof, now covered in roughcast, and has modern metal-framed windows. The left-hand wing features a projecting brick gable line flush with the central range, alongside a later brick addition to the rear.

Inside, wide-boarded doors are found throughout the ground floor. The central hall features three chamfered beams and a large inglenook fireplace incorporating reused Jacobean panelling. A fine dog-leg staircase has pierced carved balusters, a heavy rail, and gadrooned finials. Exposed timber-framed partition walls are located on either side of the stairs. The secondary staircase hall contains a large stack with two deep fireplaces, one of which was used as a bread oven. The cellar retains the remains of a stone mullioned window, and at the bottom of the stone steps is a stone corbel carved with a shield bearing a chevron and two roses.