Site of late 18th or early 19th century house, Stokes Hall, Burnham Road (EHER 40698)

Now destroyed. A late 18th or early 19th century brick-built house divided into three bays and with service wings to the East and West. It is thought to have replaced a 13th century moated hall at the site. The building was remodelled in the mid 19th century, during which a portico was added and the roofline changed to a more conventional double pitch. The East wing was rebuilt in the later 20th century. The building was demolished in 2006, during which a programme of building recording took place.

February 2006. Building recording following demolition of the service wings. It is believed Stokes Hall has origins in the medieval period: a 13th century hall, thought to have stood within a moated enclosure, was replaced in the later 18th or early 19th century by a Georgian-styled house with a double pile roof. This house, the subject of the recording, was remodelled in the mid 19th century, during which a portico was added and the roofline changed to a more conventional double pitch. The East wing was rebuilt in the later 20th century. Stokes Hall is a brick-built house on a West-East alignment, of symmetrical oblong plan with service wings either side (demolished). It is built on four levels, including a (flooded) basement and roofspace, and divided into three bays. The exterior is stuccoed with fine rusticated lines to convey the feeling of stone. The whole is painted in a reserved pale yellow colour with white-painted woodwork and dressings. The roof is tiled and gabled either side. At the time of the survey, barring the obvious effects to the house through demolition of the side wings and stripping of the interiors, the structure was in extremely good condition, well-maintained and water-tight externally. <1> August 2006. Watching brief following demolition. Following demolition of the hall, groundworks revealed a large mid 19th century brick-built underground tank, thought to be a rainwater cistern, but no evidence of the postulated medieval house or any associated activity. <1>