Great Bardfield Hall (EHER 29342)

16th century and later timber framed house.

May 1953. Grade II listed. Great Bardfield Hall. House. 16th century, altered in the 18th/19th century. RCHM 2. Grade II. (See list for details). <1> See photos <2>. Great Bardfield Hall [NAT]. <3> Great Bardfield Hall, barn and dovecote, 100 yards S of the church. The House is of two storeys with attics, timber-framed and plastered; the roofs are tiled. It is now of T-shaped plan with the cross-wing at the E end. The Cross-wing was built probably in the first half of the 16th century, and the main block was added or rebuilt early in the 17th century; on the N side of the main block are small modern additions. The upper storey projects on the W half of the S front. The central chimney-stack is of the 17th century, with a modern top. Inside the building, in the E wing, the ground floor has chamfered ceiling-beams, with the cross-beams resting on shaped wall-posts. In the upper storey one roof-truss is visible. <4> Original HER entry merged with NRHE data transfer.