Corley Hall
Description of this historic site
Corley Hall, a house which was built during the Post Medieval period. It is situated 600m north of Corley.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Probably dates from the first half of the 16th century, but much altered.
2 The building has an H-shaped plan facing south east, with a 17th century back extension to the north-east wing. The front is roughcast with little exterior sign of age. On the east side is a four centred timber doorhead, (in an upper room, a series of early renaissance panels, with heads, some medallions, c.1530). The entrance front has a courtyard fronted by a pair of brick gate piers summounted with stone griffins’ heads on pedestals. The house is traditionally said to be the ‘Hall Farm’ of George Eliot’s novel ‘Adam Bede’.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Comments
Did a Bennett family ever live here? There’s a story in my family about my great-great grandfather having lived there.
This is said to be the “Hall Farm” which appeared in “Adam Bede” by George Eliot.
Source: “Shakespeare’s Greenwood” by George Morley
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