Manor Cottage
MANOR COTTAGE, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030777
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Manor Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- MANOR COTTAGE, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030777
- Date first listed:
- 31-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Manor Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- MANOR COTTAGE, 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:
- MANOR COTTAGE, 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:
- Bawdsey
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 34679 40056
Details
BAWDSEY THE STREET TM 34 SW (West Side) 10/23 Manor Cottage G.V. II House. C15 with C17, C18, C19 and C20 additions and alterations. Timber framed, red brick, plain tiled roof, originally thatched. Remains of open hall, now divided into 2-storeys with later 2 storey wing. The eastern end of the hall has been curtailed. Entrance front: C18 Flemish bond walling. to the centre of the ground floor is a C20 lean-to half-glazed outshut masking 2 doorways, that at right a C19 stable door with cambered head and a plank door at left, also with cambered head possibly in line with the former screens passage. To left is a 2-light C20 casement window with cambered head to either side of which is rendered walling. To far right is a similar 2-light window and to the first floor two 2-light windows at right and left and the single-light casement at centre. Massive wall plate to the top of the wall. Right-hand gable end has a C20 single-storey service addition at ground floor left with flat roof and a gable chimney stack with 2 flues above. The left hand gable end has a massive chimney stack at right of centre of brick with offsets. The rear is rendered and colourwashed and has a C19 casement window and to the first floor at left and right 2-light casement windows and a single light to the centre.
Interior: chamfered C17 beams to the ground floor rooms and one C18 four- panel door with strap hinges. The stairwell has timber framed walls and uneven, steep steps, probably of C17 date. The central hall truss, now divided between 2 bedrooms has a cambered tie beam with double chamfer and bird beak decoration to its underside and a crown post, the lower end of which is partially embedded in a dividing wall and the upper portion of which is in a loft above an inserted ceiling. This is octagonal and has a moulded (partially mutilated) base and a brattished and moulded cap. Four arched braces spring from this to the collar and collar purlin. Close studding dividing wall to west of this with wattle and daub infill and having a further arched brace supporting the collar purlin. the eastern end of the hall has been partially demolished. Heavy common rafters throughout the roof joined by collars. One, planted, later arched brace to the central truss.
Listing NGR: TM3467940056
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285386
- 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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