Kirby Hall (EHER 29023)

Timber-framed manor house constructed during the 16th century with 18th century alterations and additions. It is of two storeys with attics constructed on an L-shaped plan, with the wings extending towards the west and north.

NRHE data transfer: Kirby Hall (NAT). <1> Kirby Hall. House of the 16th century or earlier origin with later alterations and additions. RCHM 4. Grade II. <2> Kirby Hall, over 1 mile NNW of the church, is of two storeys with attics; the walls are partly timber-framed and plastered, and partly of modern brick; the roofs are tiled. It was built late in the 16th century; on an L-shaped plan with the wings extending towards the west and north. There is an 18th century outhouse on the east side, and the west wing has modern additions. The south front has been re-faced with modern brick. At the north end of the north wing is a half-hipped gable. The original chimney-stack at the east end of the west wing has four octagonal shafts. The chimney-stack in the north wing has a number of weathered offsets. Inside the building, on the ground floor, the south-east room has a moulded ceiling-beam, and the walls have early 17th century panelling. In the north wing the ceiling-beams are stop-chamfered. Condition - Good. <3> See also: <4> <5>