Ringshall House

RINGSHALL HOUSE, BULLS ASH ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1032952
Date first listed:
09-Dec-1955
List Entry Name:
Ringshall House
Statutory Address:
RINGSHALL HOUSE, BULLS ASH ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1032952
Date first listed:
09-Dec-1955
Date of most recent amendment:
22-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:
Ringshall House
Statutory Address 1:
RINGSHALL HOUSE, BULLS ASH 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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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
RINGSHALL HOUSE, BULLS ASH ROAD

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

County:
Suffolk
District:
Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:
Ringshall
National Grid Reference:
TM 05309 50874

Details

TH 05 SE RINGSHALL OFFTON ROAD

1226/6/161 Ringshall House

09.12.1955 II


Farmhouse, c1620-1630, with major mid C19 remodelling. 2-celllobby-entrance plan with original rear service wing. 2 storeys and attics. Timber-framed, encased in mid C19 gault brick. Plain tiled roof with axial C17 chimney of red brick. Mid C19 sashes with stone lintels and large panes. C19 entrance porch of 2 storeys, flat roofed with parapets; the corner pilasters continue up the parapets as piers, with copings and ball finials of limestone. Entrance doorway with sunk pilasters; mid C20 door with 6 fielded panels. The rear wing is of one storey with attics; encased in mid C20 red brick. Gable tie-beam at either end of front range have a frieze of carved fishes. The parlour to right has a good plaster ceiling of c1620: the beams and cornice have sunk spandrels with vine-scroll and in each quadrant of ceiling are fleurs-de-lys. The chamber above has similar fleurs-de-lys and plainer mouldings to the beams. An altered dog-leg staircase has fretted splat balusters and square newels with crude interlace carving. Close-studding and 2-tier butt-purlin roof.

Listing NGR: TM0530950874

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
279936
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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