Hill Hall (Essex)

Hill Hall is an Elizabethan mansion located in Theydon Mount near Epping, Essex, England.

Secondly, the 1969 fire destroyed most of the interiors but not, miraculously, a series of wall paintings on the first floor completed more or less when the house was built in the late 16th century.

[4] In his will, Smith mentions that Richard Kyrkebye or Kyrbie was the chief architect and builder of Hill Hall, according to the "plat" or plan he had given to him.

Some of the furnishings at Hill Hall in 1578 were listed in the will of Lady Philippa Smith, including beds made of French walnut wood in the Great Chamber, Gallery, and Green Bedchamber.

[2] According to local legend, Hill Hall was once the site of a duel between seven brothers, for the hand of a beautiful girl.