Moat Farmhouse
MOAT FARMHOUSE, SWAN LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030323
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Moat Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- MOAT FARMHOUSE, SWAN LANE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/10891/02
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030323
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Moat Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- MOAT FARMHOUSE, SWAN LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MOAT FARMHOUSE, SWAN LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cretingham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 23531 61375
Details
CRETINGHAM (Off) SWAN LANE TM 26 SW 1/50 Moat Farmhouse 16/3/66 - II
Farmhouse. Dated to gable bressumer 1602. Timber frame with colourwashed render and brick with a pantile roof, originally thatched. Two storeys with attic. Entrance front: projecting later wing at right with a hipped roof which has to its left flank a 4-light window at right and a C20 single light placed in an earlier opening at left. To the first floor at right is a 3-light C19 casement and to left a 2-light C20 window. The axial range at left of this has decorative pargetting with a C19 half-glazed door at near centre beneath the ridge stack. To right of this is a C20 window and at left a similar. The first floor has two C20 windows in earlier openings. To the ridge at left is a chimney stack with rectangular base and sawtooth flues. The left hand gable end has C19 French windows to the ground floor and a central light to the first floor with a 3-light window at either side to the upper wall with ovolo-moulded surround and mullions. Decoratively carved brackets at either side support the jettied gable which has a decoratively carved bressumer incorporating an attached timber plate which bears the initials I E and the date 1602 twice. Two-light C19 or C20 attic window. The left hand side has the later timber-framed wing at left which has two 3-light ground floor windows and a 2-light and a 3-light window to the first floor. The gable end at right of this has a C20 single-flue stack at right with offsets and at left of this a sash window of 3 x 3 panes and a C19 casement to the gable. Rear: doorway at right of centre beneath the stack. At right of this is a C20 window and to left 2 similar windows. At first floor level is a C20 window at left and to left of centre a C19 sash window of 3 x 2 panes. Above the door is a 3-light window with ovolo-moulded mullions and surround. Interior: Not inspected.
Listing NGR: TM2353161375
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 286464
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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