Listed Building: SUDDON HALL (281556)

KENTON TM 26 NW 2/132 Suddon Hall (formerly 29.7.55 listed as Suddon Hall and barn) - II Manor farmhouse. Late C16 core, considerably rebuilt late C17/early C18. Timber framed and plastered, the ground floor at the front cased in colourwashed brick. Roof plaintiled to front and pantiled to rear. 2 storeys and attic. 4 windows, mid C20 3-light casements without glazing bars; one older window to right. Central doorway with C19 6-panel door, the upper 4 panels glazed. 2 gabled dormers with wide bargeboards. Heavy external stacks with square shafts against each gable end. The stack to the left is built out the full width of the house and is roofed at the same pitch as the main slope but at a lower level; at the rear this section of roof is continuous with that of a lean-to addition. Interior. Victorianised, with little of the structure exposed on the ground floor. 4-bay frame, the right bay partitioned off on both floors. Chamfered ground floor bridging beams, one rear wallpost with corbelled head. Open fireplace with original lintol. On the upper floor, much plain primary-braced studding of small section; some re-used material. Attic floor set below wallplate level. Roof has a lower row of heavy stepped diminished butt purlins, the upper row of purlins not visible but probably similar. Some long straight wind-braces. The roof timbers are regular and well-finished. Listing NGR: TM2014765830