Site of mid 16th century house, 'Little Sampford Hall', Little Sampford (EHER 1486)

Now destroyed. A mid 16th century house on an 'L-shaped' plan. Another wing was added in the 17th century. The house was demolished in 1925. A new house, EHER 1487, was built on adjacent land in 1936.

Partly two-storied with attics, partly one storey. Plastered walls are probably brick. Built around the mid 16th century on an L-plan, in the first half of the 17th century another wing was built, the rest of the house is single storey, fills space between the wings, extends towards the west end and is probably `modern'. Original windows, chimneystacks, in `modern' part of house a doorway has a 16th century frame. Inside, some rooms have pieces of 17th century panelling, door is of the late 16th-early 17th century, panelling of various dates, but mainly from around 1630. Main staircase is early 17th century. In bad condition, much neglected. Photo of staircase in this source. Overmantel in 17th century wing, in east room, had panelling of various dates, mainly from around 1630, overmantel was made up of pieces of early 16th century linenfold panelling, eight pierced frieze-panels with heads in Tudor caps, scroll cartouches with grotesques etc, probably Flemish and two narrow panels carved with molets, fleurs de lis, pomegranates etc. House was rebuilt in 1936, so it is uncertain if the early 16th century panelling is still there. <1> Rebuilt in 1936, see EHER 1487. <2> OS photo cards in record. <3> Little Sampford Hall (NR). <4> May 1975. Field survey. No evidence of the original hall to be seen. See photographs. <5> <6> The Sampford Hall Estate was sold and broken up at the beginning of the 20th century and the fine Elizabethan house was demolished in 1925. It was built about the middle of the 16th century. Amongst its many important features was the principal staircase, so important that it was sold to America when the house was pulled down. <7> Site Assessment: Not listed. Original HER entry merged with NRHE data transfer.