Elmstead Hall (EHER 34433)

A two storeyed, timber framed and plastered house built around 1500 with 16th century additions.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Elmstead Hall [NAT]. <1> Elmstead Hall, a house of 15th and 16th century or earlier origin with later alterations and additions. Grade II*. (See list for details). <2> Elmstead Hall W of the church is of two storeys with attics, timber-framed and plastered; the roofs are tiled. It was built around 1500 with a central Hall and cross-wings at the E and W ends. The back part of the E wing was rebuilt and heightened probably late in the 16th century. The gables at the S end of the E wing, at the back of the main block and the three gables of the W wing have moulded barge-boards. Inside the building is a considerable amount of 17th and 18th century panelling; the room above the Hall has fluted pilasters and a moulded cornice. There are some original doorways with four-centred heads and on the first floor is a doorway with original jambs and square head. The room above the kitchen has a 16th century door with moulded vertical fillets. The W staircase leading to the attics has solid winding treads. In the attic of the W wing is a 16th century window of six lights with moulded mullions. There are several 16th and 17th century doors. Condition - Good. <3> Photographs <4>