NHER 2927 (Building record) - Elmham House or The Hall

November 1978. Visit.
The north façade had three recessed bays between single projecting bays with rusticated quoins. Classical central door. Three storeys, the top one being an attic storey above the cornice. Recessed wings with giant pilasters. South front; here the wings projected, and whole façade had giant pilasters. Conservatory to side.
Demolished except for outbuildings, to which new hall was added after 1950.
Date of original about 1800?
Information from P. Wade-Martins (NAU), who has photographs; also in (S1) (see photograph index).
In fact Cozens-Hardy says the hall was built soon after 1720, and that the new hall was made in about 1930 from the old kitchen, which would certainly fit the appearance better.
Also remaining is a 19th century stable arch and a good 18th century chequered brick barn/outbuilding, and a walled garden. The platform of old house retains a brick ha-ha to south, otherwise overgrown.
E. Rose (NAU), 23 November 1978.

The wings were added and the façade altered in about 1820. (S2).
E. Rose (NAU).

Photograph (S3) and architectural plans (S4) in file.
Outbuilding listed (S5).

According to (S2) the house was probably built by 1734, and was certainly standing by 1748. It was a brick mansion approximately 60 feet long, of five bays with a central door. The quions were rusticated and it looks nearer to 1720 than to 1748. Two flanking lodges of three bays and one-and-a-half storeys were each connected to the house by short passages. Shortly after 1820 plans were prepared for the addition of two wings to the house and the concealment of the Georgian front behind a portico of six giant Ionic pillars. The portico was not built but the wings replaced the lodges. At the same time or shortly afterwards the face of the house was modernised, the rustication between the two outer bays and the three inner being changed to shallow giant pilasters with plain capitals and the columned and pedimented doorway giving way to a rusticated frame enclosing a window.
The house went into decay after the sale of the estate in 1919 and was demolished in the early 1920s. The present house is some 150m north west of the site of the old house.
The lake beside the old house was formed by damming the Town Beck.
Information from (S2).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 4 January 2008.