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An Elizabethan merchant's house of the 1570s marooned among Barking's semis: red brick, tall chimneys, a spiral stair in its tower and painted walls, open Fridays and Sundays.
Clement Sisley, a merchant, built it on land that had belonged to Barking Abbey, the roof timbers felled in 1566 and the last touches dated 1572 and 1573, and it was probably the first brick house in the district, with glass in its windows and chimneys tall enough to tell the neighbours how rich he was. The legend that the Gunpowder Plotters met here, or that Lord Monteagle read the letter that betrayed them in this house, was dismissed as baseless two centuries ago and is still told. Only the west wing was habitable by 1900; the National Trust bought it in 1918, the borough has run it since 1931, and restorations with the Heritage Lottery Fund have given it back its painted chamber of the 1600s, with ships and landscapes on the plaster, and the oak spiral staircase that climbs the surviving tower. There is a café and a walled garden.
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 10:00 – 16:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | 11:00 – 16:00 |
Hours from the page that lists them, checked 8 September 2026.
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