NHER 29972 (Building record) - Bradfield Hall Farm and associated buildings

Bradfield Hall Farm.

Stables. Brick and pantile building of great interest, horse boxes defined by brick partitions and wooden partition integral with queen strut truss. Occupying three bays; five bays to south with wooden partitioned corridor. No hayloft. Significant for number of horses, elaboration and bad design. Barn - dimensions only given. No information on hall itself but plan interestingly shows a separate range of servants' accommodation.
Plan dates barn as possibly 1784 but other buildings only as 'pre 1906'.
Source (S1) details only the stables, now used for calves.
E. Rose (NLA), 24 August 1993.

August 2005.
House badly damaged by fire, see (S2). A detailed inspection was not possible in the circumstances. The main building is roughly Z-shaped, as also shown on (S3); different amorphous outline on (S4) may be inaccurate. The exterior is of yellow bricks with horizontal skintlings, the interior faces of the same walls are of red brick. The interior has very fine Regency decoration including a curving staircase with iron floral balusters; fire surrounds, dados, ceiling roses etc. Most of these seem original though some were stated to be later copies (but could they have been papier mache?). Some later 19th century iron fireplaces are present. The roof was totally destroyed but the building may be restorable. Its date is around 1800-1820.
To the north is a single storey block of similar brick with lunette windows and cupola, marked on (S1) as stable and gig house; the servants’ quarters mentioned above runs from this at right angles and was not inspected at this time.
E. Rose (NLA), 29 August 2005.