The Church Farmhouse
THE CHURCH FARMHOUSE, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1030535
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Church Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- THE CHURCH FARMHOUSE, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1030535
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Church Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CHURCH FARMHOUSE, THE STREET
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:
- THE CHURCH FARMHOUSE, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Parham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM3082160628
Details
TM 36 SW PARHAM THE STREET
4/162 The Church
25.10.51 Farmhouse
- II*
Farmhouse. Probably late C15, the central range raised and re-
roofed late C17. Central range with cross wings at each end.
Timber framed and plastered, plaintiled roof. 2 storeys, the
central range with a now disused attic. Late C17/early C18
casement windows, mostly with square leaded panes; cross passage
entry: doorway of same date with 4-panel bolection moulded door,
hood on console brackets, broken ogee pediment with scrolled
terminals; central range with rusticated surrounds to the windows
and doorway and a heavy moulded modillion eaves cornice, broken
over the windows. The right hand wing has a jettied first floor on
carved buttress shafts and an oriel window with carved sill showing
a dog and stag supporting a shield bearing the arms of the de
Uffords, Earls of Suffolk, with small figures of a man and dog to
the extreme left and right. Internal stack to central range with
moulded base and 4 grouped hexagonal flues; internal stack to right
hand wing, rebuilt external stack to left hand wing. Fully
panelled early C18 ground floor room with painted panels over the
fireplace and one doorway; another room has C17 panelling with
painted overmantel and a brick fireplace with 4-centre arch;
further panelling in cross passage. Main staircase with twisted
balusters; late C17 ornamental plaster ceiling to main first floor
room with a running floral design on the main beams; several fine
internal doors, 3 of which in the main first floor room have been
painted to resemble tortoiseshell. Country Life 25.9.58 (pp.650-1).
Listing NGR: TM3082160628
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285934
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 25 September, (1958), 650-1
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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