Barnston Hall (EHER 928)

Barnston Hall is a picturesque house built about 1570-80, with 18th and 19th century additions. It possibly incorporates part of a 15th century house with hall and solar wing at the west end. It is grade 2 listed.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Barnston Hall. <1> House is 2-storied, timber-framed and plastered. Built around 1570-1580, may incorporate parts of a 15th century house with a hall and a solar wing. Reconstructed roof includes smoke-blackened timbers, probably those of the original hall. Late 16th century windows and doors, chimneystack. On 1st floor, brick fireplaces. Outbuilding north east of the hall is timber-framed, plastered, late 16th or early 17th century. West wall has brick-nogging in the timber-frame. <2> <3> The house has re-used roof rafters from a pre-1300 building. Outbuilding, possible byre or stable, 16th century or earlier, timber-framed with brick-nogging infill. Dovecote is late 15th century, timber-framed, part plaster, part weatherboarded. Barn 5m to the west is late 15th or early 16th century, timber-framed, brick plinth, part plastered, part weatherboarded. House is 16th century, an outbuilding is 16th century or earlier, byre or stable possibly (see 928). Studding on east wall when nogging added in the 18th century. Dovecote had 1st floor inserted in late 17th century. Garden wall to east is 18th century, medieval barn used as cart horse stable in 19th-20th centuries. A large barn to the north west is early and late 17th century, timber-framed and weatherboarded. <4> Field visit, 1975 The house is generally as described above with original roof and chimneys but has been modernised with later windows and exterior rendering and is not now outstanding. <5> Barnston Hall (NR) <6> Additional reference <7> <8> <9>