The Hall (EHER 37243)

Late 16th and early 17th century manor house.

Manor house of the late 16th and early 17th century, extended in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is timber-framed and plastered (the 19th and 20th century parts are brick and plastered), and the roof tiled. The earliest part is of L-plan, a 16th century crosswing aligned north-east to south-west and an early 17th century wing aligned north-west to south-east, each with an axial chimney. In the 19th century, a block was added in the angle, and the roofs integrated and hipped all round. In the 20th century the north-west to south-east wing was extended to the south-east and a further block built in the angle. It is wo storeys. The south-west elevation includes: on the ground floor, one bay window with 20th century casements, a 20th century gabled porch, and a late 19th century sash window, and on the first floor, one early 19th century sash window and two late 19th century sash windows. The north-west (garden) elevation includes: two early 19th century sash windows and trellised porch, with three early 19th century sash windows above. There is no framing exposed internally. The roof of the north-east to south-west crosswing, originally of crownpost construction, was altered to clasped purlin. The roof of the north-west to south-east wing is of clasped purlin construction. This is the third manor house established in Great Canfield, built on a new site by Thomas Wiseman I or II, between 1579 and 1602, possibly part of a larger house of E-plan (The Hearth Tax return of 1662 records 16 hearths). <1> <2> See: <3>