Listed Building record MDR11350 - Trusley Old Hall, Outbuildings and Village Hall, Main Street, Trusley

Trusley Old Hall, outbuildings and village hall, Main Street, Trusley, an early 17th century house and mid-19th century outbuildings. 'In the later 16th century a medieval house of probably 14th century date was entirely rebuilt around two sides of a courtyard, the ranges, each of which was of two storeys with two straight gables, facing west and south. It was taxed in 1664 on 13 hearths. The rebuilding was for Sir Francis Coke, probably c1583-1585, and the house continued in the family until the death of William Coke in 1718. Woolley called it "a pretty convenient old house". The heir was Edward Wilmot, whose estate map of 1724 shows the house in plan. It was partly demolished in 1728, having lain empty for nearly a decade, and a vernacular farmhouse was built on the foundations. This incorporated an old chimney breast, the lower courses of bricks and some floors. Dereliction in the 18th century caused one visitor to describe the site as bearing an aspect of "most melancholy neglect". In 1902-1904 a new Hall was erected on a different site some 100m to the south of the old Hall; however in the mid-20th century the farmhouse which had succeeded the old Hall was successfully turned back into a seat, with the remnant of the 1902 house acting as a dower. In the coach house, which now acts as he village hall, there is some panelling from Kirkby Hall, Notts.' (1) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 23 NE 2/60 PARISH OF TRUSLEY MAIN STREET (West Side) Trusley Old Hall and attached cottage and Village Hall 2.9.52 GV II Farmhouse and attached outbuildings, now two houses and a village hall. House early C17, rebuilt in mid C18 and refurbished 1945-7 and again in 1985. Farm buildings mid C19, converted in 1945-7. Red brick with brick dressings and plain tile roofs, that to house very steeply pitched and with brick gable stacks, also with large early C17 stone quoined external brick stack to west and stone coped gables. House, two storeys plus attics, and three bays, plus L range of converted outbuildings attached to north, two bays of which have been incorporated into the house. Main elevation of house has three tall glazing bar sashes under segment heads, sashes installed in 1985. Above, three further glazing bar sashes in original segment headed openinqs. Above, central roof dormer with hipped roof and sash windows. To either side of elevation, two square gutters with cast iron hopper heads decorated with painted Coke coat of arms and dated 1902, re-used from Trusley Manor. Attached to north a single storey c1945 bay with re-used C18 doorcase facing south, attached to east of which is a pair of re-used C19 wrought iron gates in C18 style. To north are the former farm buildings, the north range of which has been converted into the Village Hall. This has a blank wall to ground floor and above two three-light windows either side of tall three-light window in half dormer. Attached to west is the other range which has five cross-casement windows to ground floor with two four-centred arched doors to north and one glazed door to south. Above, three two-light casement windows below the eaves and two hipped roofed half dormers. Single storey range attached to east of Village Hall not included in the listing. Interior of the house all c1945 in Georgian style, except for the two fireplaces belonging to the early C17 stack, first floor one with ovolo moulded edge and ground floor one with a simple chamfer, and also re-used C16 overmantle. Interior of Village Hall has C17 panelling re-used from Kirkby Hall, Nottingham. Listing NGR: SK2531935470.' )2)