Abbey House
ABBEY HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1030828
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey House
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1030828
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ABBEY HOUSE
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:
- ABBEY HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Campsey Ash
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 31835 54448
Details
CAMPSEY ASH THE PRIORY (SITE OF) TM 35 SW 4/20 Abbey House 16.3.66 (Formerly listed as Ash Abbey under General) GV II* Formerly known as Ashe Abbey House. House, formerly purported to be the frater and dorter of the chaplaincy for the Canons to the Priory. C14, exterior much remodelled C20. Interior contains C14 raised aisled hall, originally of 3 bays one of which has been demolished possibly C19. Red brick and some original stone with plain tiled roof. 2 storeys mostly open hall with C20 dormer lighting upper part of hall. Scattered fenestration: all C20 casements. C20 entrance door with side-light. The interior contains a very finely worked example of C14 carpentry: a cambered tie beam spanniing 35 feet, supports octagonal queen posts with finely moulded caps and bases with braces, struts and arcaded windbracing: Plain crown postwith collar and collar purlin. There is also some later panelling and a 4 centred arched stone fireplace. For a fuller description of the structure see Suffolk Houses by Eric Sandon, Baron Publishing 1977: also Proceedings of the S.I.A. Vol. XXXII 1973 by David Sherlock. Part of Scheduled A.M.
Listing NGR: TM3183554448
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285193
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Sandon, E, Suffolk Houses: A Study of Domestic Architecture, (1977)
Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History in Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History, Vol. 32, (1973)
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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