Much Hadham Palace

 palace, Grade II Listed (UK), 16th century construction

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Palace House, The Palace West, The Palace East and Bishop's Folly.

Originally the Manor House of Much Hadham, and from before the Conquest until 1647 a residence of the Bishops of London. Early C16 and later periods. Red brick casing to timber-framed structure. Old tile roof. Two storeys and attics. Original house was an E-W hall range with cross wing on W. This cross wing was refronted in mid C18 with a 6-window, parapeted range. Ground floor has later conservatory, 6/6 sash windows and half- glazed door. Floor band, later casements to 1st floor, long eyebrow dormer just above parapet. On N elevation the front range has a pointed sash window with Gothic tracery bars. To E are two projecting gable ends, C18 with floor bands and moulded corbels. W gable end has sash window and small pane gable casement. Recessed centre with C18 gable and various casements. E gable incorporates early C16 brickwork and Ground floor, moulded, 4-centre arch doorway; E elevation of this has 1st floor 8/8 sash window. Further E is another C16 brick portion with modern gable, Ground floor has twin 6/3 sash windows. Further E is 2-gabled entrance front to Palace East, C18 brickwork probably to C17 range. Two ground-floor, small-pane, sash windows. Rear S elevation is long, 6-gabled range, original house 4-gabled on W, only the 4th gable showing any early C16 brickwork. Continuous floor band at eaves level. All windows C19 casements. C19, canted, 2-storey addition between 3rd and 4th gables. E pair of gables form symmetrical garden front. Adjoining Palace East on E elevation is C18 or earlier, timber-framed and plastered outbuilding, weatherboarded to sill level on E side, which also has 2- and 3-light small pane casements. Slightly taller C19, painted brick, W extension, probably for stabling. INTERIOR. Much altered. Palace West has re-used oak panelling in Ground floor of W range. S Ground floor with C17 moulded floor beams and C16 moulded stone fireplace, possibly moved from elsewhere, incorporating 1577 fireback with arms of Bishops of London.

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