Broomfield House

Within the building the significant features are:

  1. An original jettied cross wing of 1550, large elements of which survive with painted lintel, floor and framing structures.

  2. A 1570 extension to the south – including a Tudor chimneystack – large elements of which survive, including the floor frame, and an extension to the north, the entrance hall.

  3. 1600 alterations and extensions to south and east (later largely demolished).

  4. 1624 additions – a northern wing, parts of which survive, and east extension.

  5. 1726 Neoclassical remodelling including installation of the Baroque staircase, Lanscroon murals – the gem of the house – and Neoclassical panelling to ground and first floor rooms, all of which survives in part.

  6. In 1820 the last of the radical changes occurred when the house was occupied by the Lybbe Powys family. It was changed from a gabled house to the current form with an extension to the north, an infill to south east corner, and a Portico added.

  7. Later Edwardian and 1930’s changes included the addition of bay windows to the east and south and the well known fake timbering
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