16th century house, Wood Hall, Arkesden (EHER 3898)

House built in the 16th century.

House over 1/2 mile south-south-west of the church. Two storied with attics, walls part brick, part plastered timber- framing. Present house built in 1652 on an irregular plan but altered in the 18th century and in the 19th. Elevations are modern except some 17th century brickwork on the north and west sides. Interior features include 16th century linen-fold panels in the modern porch, a stone fireplace of 1652 with elaborate plaster strap-work, a restored open fireplace with a massive 16th century beam over it, carved with foliage, dragons, grotesques etc. and said to have come from Newland End Farm, a doorway dated 165 , 17th century Dutch glass (one panel 1616, another 1655) and a late 16th or early 17th century painted panel. Part of a garden wall west of the house is of 17th century brick. Site Assessment = Not listed - still extant? <1> <2>