17th to 18th century house and barn, Birchanger Hall (EHER 4653)

17th to 18th century Birchanger Hall, composed of a house and barn, about 150 yards east of the church.

Birchanger Hall. <1> House and barn about 150 yards east of the church. It is three storied, originally timber-framed, but is now almost entirely brick. The kitchen at the north-west end of the house contains traces of early or mid 17th century work, but the rest of the house was rebuilt and a third story added in the 18th century. At the north west end a chimney stack with diagonal pilasters is said to have the date 1655 but tying are concealed by the roof. The fireplace has a heavy moulded lintel of about 1600. The barn is east of the house. It is weatherboarded and plastered, and is probably not later than the 16th century. It is three bays with aisles. <2> The barn is 17th century. Its length is 210 yards and is approximately east of Birchanger Hall. <3> 2025 note: the buildings are not listed, despite the footprint of the buildings on OS maps being roughly comparable to historic mapping. It is likely the building have undergone a lot of change.