Church Farmhouse
CHURCH FARMHOUSE, THORNHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1033124
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, THORNHAM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1033124
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, THORNHAM 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:
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, THORNHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gislingham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 07671 71778
Details
GISLINGHAM THORNHAM ROAD (SOUTH SIDE) TM 0771 6/62 Church Farm House - GV II
House. C15, floor and stack inserted and extended late C16, further extended in early C17, altered C20. Timber frame, plastered. Steeply pitched plaintiled and machine pantiled roofs. Originally a 2 bay open hall with a storeyed lower bay, stack inserted in upper bay and parlour added; later 3 bay addition extending forward to form a T on plan. 1 storey and attic with 2 storey and attic later range. To front early range has 3 small glazing bar casements, that to centre in place of original cross passage entrance, a 2- light gabled dormer over former hall. Ridge stack where 3 builds meet, axial to original right bay, 3 conjoined diagonally set shafts. Beyond stack in series is C16 parlour with a break in roof to rear. Rear cross passage entrance in a C20 lean-to, mixed casements, 3 gabled 2-light dormers. Later range extending forwards has an entrance towards rear with a part glazed 6 panelled door, C20 glazing bar casements, a 2-light gabled dormer, an inserted late C17 or early C18 stack towards front, axial on ridge with a rebuilt cap, front gable end pentice boards. Interior: rebates for 2 service doorways from cross passage, some exposed studding of large scantling, service end stop chamfered cross axial binding beam. Hall has inserted stop chamfered axial binding beam, joists and fireplace bressumer. Parlour has stop chamfered axial binding beam, joists and storey posts. Hall open truss removed leaving a tenon to an arched brace in post, part of a large 4-light diamond mullioned hall window remains in largely rebuilt upper bay,tension bracing in partition to solar. Early roof retains closed truss, plain crown post with an arched brace to collar purlin over solar, smoke blackened rafters. Raised cambered tie beams flank inserted stack, 4 centred arched chamfered brick fireplace in parlour chamber. C16 roof has butt purlins, arched windbraces, collars to principals. C17 range has close studding with chamfered mid-rails, a moulded storey post, stop chamfered cross axial binding beams and joists, arched and reverse cranked braces to cambered tie beams, reverse cranked arched braces in walling. Lower butt and upper clasped purlin roof, halved principals, straight and cranked windbraces. (East Anglian Miscellany, vol.21, 1927, p.54).
Listing NGR: TM0767171778
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 279518
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
East Anglian Miscellany in East Anglian Miscellany, Vol. 21, (1927), 54
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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