The north front of The Ancient House at 26 High Street, viewed from the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul's Church

Date:
3 Mar 1943
Location:
The Ancient House, 26 High Street, Clare, St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk
Reference:
OP27780
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The Ancient House is a 15th century timber-framed building located next to the south-west corner of the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul's Church. It is in the form of a hall block with a jettied cross wing and the north front and west gable are decorated with elaborate pargetting.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/38 Early Photographic Print Collection: Suffolk; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Pargetting, Medieval Timber Framed House, Medieval Cross Wing House