Toppesfield Hall (EHER 28416)

Hall house built in the late 16th century, and subsequently altered in 18th and early 20th centuries. It is of two storeys, the walls are plastered, with timber-framing and the roofs are tiled.

NRHE data transfer: Toppesfield Hall (NAT). <1> Toppesfield Hall. House, late 16th century, altered in the 18th and early 20th century. RCHM 2. Grade II. <2> Toppesfield Hal., about 700 yards south-east of the church, is of two storeys; the walls are of plastered timber-framing, and the roofs are tiled. It was built early in the 17th century, but alterations obscure the original plan. On the north-east side at the back are modern additions. On both the south-west and north-east sides are two gables; on the south-east front the hall forms a projection. Many of the rooms have exposed ceiling-beams, and, on the ground floor, some of them are moulded. The hall is lined with original panelling, much restored, and has a frieze carved with arabesque work; the fireplace is of the same period but was brought from Oliver's Farm; it has a moulded shelf supported by coupled Ionic pilasters, and surmounted by an overmantel of three bays, with small detached shafts carrying foliated consoles and an entablature; behind the shafts the bays are panelled, and the middle panel has arabesque arcading; the old crane in the fireplace came from the Kitchen. The original staircase in the hall has flat, shaped balusters, moulded handrail and string, and square newel-posts with shaped heads and pendants . The room north-east of the hall has stop-moulded ceiling-joists and an original fireplace with a four-centred arch, almost entirely restored; the overmantel is of three panelled bays divided by small pilasters supporting an entablature. Condition-Good. <3> See also: <4>