Listed Building: CLOPTON HALL (280840)

RATTLESDEN CLOPTON GREEN TL 95 NE 3/87 Clopton Hall - (formerly listed as Clopton 15.11.54 Hall and stables) - II Former manor house, late C16 core with alterations of 1681 as dated on chimney, and later. Timber-framed and plastered, with rusticated quoins of c.1681 and coved eaves cornice. Plaintiled roofs, the wings hipped. External early C17 chimneys of red brick with diaper-patterned terracotta friezes around base of shafts. (the date 1681 in plaster upon one chimney indicates a remodelling date). An axial chimney of red brick at centre of main range. C19 flat roofed dormers with sashes. Half-H plan: a 3-window main range, with set-forward wings to left and right. 2 storeys and attics. Sashes probably of c.1681: pairs of 24-light small-paned sashes linked by a mullion; a rare survival in Suffolk, although most or all of the sashes are C19 or C20 replacements. Flush frames and square panes with thick glazing bars. Central entrance with giant Doric pilasters and segmental pediment: a 6-panelled entrance door with pediment was restored c.1980 (a 2 storey flat-roofed C19 porch-obscuring the earlier entrance was removed at this time). Interior believed to have C17/C18 panelling, and some panelling of C17 with arcaded overmantel. A rear extension of 1835 (later remodelled) together with extensive wrought iron verandahs was demolished c.1980. Partial medieval moat. Listing NGR: TL9839459936