The Lanes
THE LANES, WARREN LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1032557
- Date first listed:
- 18-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Lanes
- Statutory Address:
- THE LANES, WARREN LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1032557
- Date first listed:
- 18-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Lanes
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE LANES, WARREN 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:
- THE LANES, WARREN LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Woolpit
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 98489 61644
Details
WOOLPIT WARREN LANE TL 96 SE 1/183 The Lanes - - II*
House, c.1520 with mid c19 alterations. 2 storeys. 2-cell plan. Timber- framed and plastered; the first floor is long-wall jettied on the east side with exposed joist-ends. The gables are encased in gault brick, and the ground storey walling beneath the jetty is encased in red and gault brick in a chequerboard pattern. Plaintiled roof, hipped and gabletted at both ends. An axial C16 chimney of red brick. Various mid C19 casements. In the south gable are late C20 mullioned windows. An original 5-light chamber window with hollow-chamfered mullions is exposed and glazed. C19 entrance doorway; late C20 framed and boarded door. High-quality timber framing exposed throughout. An unusual plan-form: at the south gable is evidence for a cross-entry. An altered entrance doorway has a 4-centred arched head with vinescroll-enriched spandrels. Part of the wainscotted cross-entry screen repositioned, with rare linenfold carving on both faces. All beams and joists at ground storey are double-ogee carved. Back to back fireplaces with cambered lintels roll- moulded and vinescroll carved. Both rooms have moulded cills from very wide oriel windows on the east side. Open trusses have shallow 4-centred arched bracing. Complete coupled-rafter roof. A C19 pantiled lean-to outshut on the west side. Graded II* as a rare example of a small house of this plan form, and of unusually high quality.
Listing NGR: TL9848961644
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 280936
- 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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