Gardener's Cottage circa 40 yards north west of Bawdsey Manor
Gardener's Cottage circa 40 yards north west of Bawdsey Manor, (off) Ferry Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030775
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Gardener's Cottage circa 40 yards north west of Bawdsey Manor
- Statutory Address:
- Gardener's Cottage circa 40 yards north west of Bawdsey Manor, (off) Ferry Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030775
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1984
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 31-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Gardener's Cottage circa 40 yards north west of Bawdsey Manor
- Statutory Address 1:
- Gardener's Cottage circa 40 yards north west of Bawdsey Manor, (off) Ferry Road
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:
- Gardener's Cottage circa 40 yards north west of Bawdsey Manor, (off) Ferry Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bawdsey
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 33596 37930
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 19 October 2022 to correct a typo in the description and to reformat the text to current standards
TM 33 NW
12/18
BAWDSEY
(Off) FERRY ROAD (South end)
Gardener's Cottage c. 40 yards north west of Bawdsey Manor
(Formerly listed as Gardener's Cottage at Bawdsey Manor)
28/3/84
G.V.
II
Gardener's House. c. 1900. Flemish bond brick with timber framed first floor with pebbledashed infill and plain tiled roof. Two storeys.
Entrance front: Ashlar plinth. At ground floor right is a porchway with cambered arch at right and round arch at left supported by decorated wooden piers with a wooden gate and screen between. Panelled doorway at right, the door having two recessed lower panels, a central square raised and fielded panel and two upper recessed panels. To either side of this are single-light casements, all within one cambered arch with moulded brick voussoirs which each bear a square flower boss. To left of this is a three-light cambered-headed horizontal window.
The first floor is jettied on moulded brackets with a moulded bressumer and has close studding with a middle rail at level of the sill of central three-light window which has horned sashes. Brattished tie-beam above the window and close-studding to the gable with decorated bargeboards to either side.
To left of this is a massive chimney stack with offsets supporting three Tudor flues with octagonal caps which are joined. The right hand side has a projecting bay at right with a four-light cambered-headed ground floor window with ashlar sill, above which is a jettied first floor with an oriel window of four lights, round-arched transom above the central two lights with keystone to its centre with lionshead mask, and single lights to the angles.
Jettied gable above with cambered tie beam and close-studding above. To left of this at ground floor level is a two-light window with decoratively leaded glazing and to the first floor a three-light window with horned sashes. To right is a massive chimney stack with offsets supporting three flues and octagonal bases and caps. Extending to right from this building is a range of service buildings with brick base, close-studded upper walling and central gabled projection.
This in turn connects to the walls of the walled garden and gymnasium (q.v).
Listing NGR: TM3359637930
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285381
- 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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