Worlingham Hall

Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 17 Nov 2010

The following information is taken from the British Historical Buildings website. > http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-282210-worlingham-hall-worlingham Mansion. C18 and possibly C17 core (said to have been originally built by John Felton, d.1703); enlarged and remodelled c.1800 by Francis Sandys for Robert Sparrow. Brick and stucco; slated roof. 2 storeys and attics. The entrance front has 7 bays, arranged 2:3:2; wider entrance bay, the bays to each side flanked by giant Roman Doric pilasters which support a reeded frieze across the centre. Moulded wooden mutule eaves cornice. Flat parapet, raised and panelled over the centre bays. Sash windows with glazing bars in flush frames; tripartite centre window, the side lights detached. Curved open entrance porch of stone, in the Roman Doric order; inset 6-panel door. The right hand return front of 9 bays, 2:5:2, the 5 centre bays set forward and the centre 3 forming a curved ground floor bay. Extending to the left of the main block is a single-storey ll-bay orangery with large small-paned casement windows and matching doors; the 5 central bays are divided by engaged wooden columns with flanking antae and were formerly pedimented. The orangery leads to the former picture gallery, now renovated and used as a squash court. In the corresponding position to the right of the house is a colonnade, open to the front, which seems to have originally led to a small domed summerhouse. The interior is largely unaltered.

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