Yew Tree Cottage
YEW TREE COTTAGE, MILL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1033108
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Yew Tree Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- YEW TREE COTTAGE, MILL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1033108
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Yew Tree Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- YEW TREE COTTAGE, MILL 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.
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:
- YEW TREE COTTAGE, MILL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wyverstone
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 03462 67522
Details
WYVERSTONE MILL ROAD (NORTH SIDE) TM 06 NW 4/126 Yew Tree Cottage - - II
House, conceived as a folly/eyecatcher. 1831 for Rev. W.C. Steggall, altered C20. Mixed timber frame, brick, flint and clay lump rubble, all rendered. Thatched and pantiled roofs. Picturesque style. Cruciform plan; 2 storey unequal octagon with 1 storey wings from 2 long sides. To left short end of octagon a blocked entrance with a pedimental hoodboard, above a stone with a crowned lion mask, probably from Westhorpe Hall, The Green, Westhorpe Civil Parish (q.v.). On first floor a 2-light glazing bar flush frame casement with date 1831 on lintel, pedimental hood. Canted returns have ground floor 2- light casements with pedimental hoods. Opposite on right short end of octagon a disused architraved boarded door with a pedimental hood, above another reused stone from Westhorpe Hall, a 2-light casement with 'WCS' in lintel, pedimental hood, canted returns as to left. Pyramidal thatched roof with central axial white brick ridge stack. 1 storey wings have hipped pantiled roofs, an entrance in a C20 porch to right, returns have casements with pedimental hoods. Interior not inspected. Almost certainly designed to be seen from the then new Rectory, now The Manor, Rectory Road (q.v.).
Listing NGR: TM0346267522
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 279582
- 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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