More information : (TF 9742 4295) Stiffkey Old Hall (NR) (1)
Late 16th Cent; partly ruined. Grade 2* (2)
Built of flint and brick, the Hall originally flanked the west,
north and east sides of a courtyard. There were four corner
towers and two more at the inner angles. The present owner,
Miss Greenyer, said it was by the Bacon family who acquired the
property in the late 16th c. A fire in the 18th c left the
banqueting hall, which formed the east half of the north range,
a shell, the two north-east towers derelict, and demolished the
east wing and south-east tower. Most of the four-centred arch
doorways seem to be later inserts and the west wind is said to
incorporate a medieval core although there is no external
evidence of this.
The small gatehouse central to the south side carries the Bacon
arms and crest, and is dated 1604.
Outstanding - see photos. (3)
Stiffkey Old Hall (formerly listed as Old Hall), Cuurch Street. II*.
House. Date 1576 onwards.
Entrance lodge to Stiffkey Old Hall, Church Street. II*. Detached
entrance lodge to Stiffkey Old Hall. 1604 or earlier. (4)
Stiffkey Hall, Built by Nathaniel Bacon in 1578. The house was
originally U-shaped with long projecting wings, four circular corner
towers at the inner angles. The form is more akin to c.1550 than
c. 1575.
The original windows house mullions and transoms. The doorways to
the hall are small, housing four-centred heads and are without
porches.
The remaining inner tower has a newer staircase, plus a longer square
staircase projecting on the W side. Both this and the SW tower house
two-light windows, set so as to express the rise of the stairs. (5)
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