Description

TL 4680 WITCHAM HIGH STREET
(North side)
13/51
5.2.52 The Hall (formerly listed
under The Hall, with Barn
GV Gates and Gatepiers)

II

House. Circa 1700 with c.1840 Tudor Gothic remodelling of the facade. Brick,
rendered. Plain tiled steeply pitched roof with embattled parapet on the front
with moulded main cornice and end parapets. End stacks which are carried on
moulded corbel at first floor. Each stack has three octagonal shafts, of
gault brick rendered with capping and string course and all c.1840. Original
L-plan includes a service wing at the rear. Two storeys and attic.
Symmetrical front elevation of three first floor three-light cross frame
casements. Central doorway in four centred arch has boarded door with cover
strips and is approached by three steps with nosing. Two embattled canted
bays with full length central casement flank the doorway. The service wing is
of similar material and also has a plain tiled roof with a ridge stack. One
storey and attic. Beyond is a dairy and other outbuildings. Interior:
Symmetrical plan with room at east end having main beam with C18 panelled
boxing and a small plaster coving. The open well staircase is original and of
five flights and two landings. Closed string with square newels, toads back
rail and turned balusters of vase-on-vase type. Tie beam and main beams are
substantial with broad stop chamfers. There are C19 details such as white
marble hearths. The house is cellared.

Listing NGR: TL4644680056

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26595868

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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