Cromwell House

CROMWELL HOUSE, RECTORY ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1032720
Date first listed:
15-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:
Cromwell House
Statutory Address:
CROMWELL HOUSE, RECTORY ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1032720
Date first listed:
15-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:
Cromwell House
Statutory Address 1:
CROMWELL HOUSE, RECTORY 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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CROMWELL HOUSE, RECTORY ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Suffolk
District:
Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:
Bacton
National Grid Reference:
TM 03902 65965

Details

BACTON RECTORY ROAD TM 06 NW

1/27 Cromwell House -

-- II

House, early and mid C16. 2 storeys. 3-cell cross-entry plan. Timber-framed and plastered; the framing is fully exposed along the front wall: the parlour cell to left has exceptionally close heavy studwork; and the slightly later section to right is of the normal high quality for the area in mid C16. A 4- centred arched cross-passage doorway (blocked), and a diamond-mullioned chamber window. Thatched roof with axial chimney, the shaft rebuilt in mid C20 red brick. 3- and 4-light mid C20 casements. C20 gabled plaintiled porch with boarded door, at lobby-entrance position. The parlour-block to left has heavy unchamfered floor joists and prolific tension bracing with blocked diamond mullioned windows (one has roll-and-cavetto mullions). C17 back-to- back lintelled open fireplaces. In the hall are heavy chamfered floor joists. The later roof has windbraced clasped purlins; the central truss over the hall has a heavy arch braced collarbeam in place of a tiebeam.

Listing NGR: TM0390265965

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
280509
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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