Listed Building: OLD HALL (278805)

TM 13 NW BENTLEY OLD HALL LANE 4/13 Old Hall II* House. C13/C14 with later alterations and additions. Timber framed and plastered with some red brick facing. Shingle and red plain tiled roofs. Former aisled hall. Off centre right, rear of ridge chimney stack to left hall range, the right crosswing hipped to front with gablet, chimney stack behind gablet and to left of ridge. 2 storeys with single storey C19/C20 lean-to extension to left return. 3:1 window range, 2 horizontal sliding sashes and an old leaded 2 light casement to first floor of hall, C20 casements to ground floor. Original mullion to first floor left return of crosswing, front 2 light casement, ground floor 6-light mullion and small single light to left of mullion. Doorway to right of hall, pilasters with capitals and bases, dentilled flat canopy, nailed 3-board door with original hinges. Internal features include, jowled storey posts to inserted ceiling in hall, stop chamfered bridging joists and flat section ceiling beams. Inserted inglenook fireplace with mantel beam. Heavy continuous "feather" arched braces to left return wall. Arched braced principle tie beam with crown post over, this with original moulded capital and 4 arms,the short octagonal post has been renewed. Heavy, sooted roof timbers. Very long splayed scarf with undersquinted abutments to top plate. The crosswing, of later date, was formerly jettied to front. Close studded walls. Jowled storey posts to first floor, stop chamfered bridging joists. Vertically boarded doors. Listing NGR: TM1187139700