The Little House
THE LITTLE HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1033157
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The Little House
- Statutory Address:
- THE LITTLE HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/08025/32
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1033157
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The Little House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE LITTLE HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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 LITTLE HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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 07356 71193
Details
GISLINGHAM HIGH STREET (NORTH WEST TM 0771 SIDE)
6/39 The Little House 29..7-55 - II
House. Mid to late C15, stack and floor inserted in late C16, extended mid C17, aLtered C20. Timber frame, plastered. Thatched roof. Originally a small 2 bay open hall with storeyed solar, presumed service bay has disappeared, 1 bay 2 storey addition at right angles from lower end of hall to form a small L on plan. Now all 2 storeys. Main entrance in gable end at cross passage end of hall, a C20 entrance in a timber and glazed thatched gabled porch, 2-light leaded casements. Right return has similar casements and a C20 entrance with a half glazed door towards rear into solar bay. Ridge stack at upper end of hall has rebuilt capping. C17 bay to front left has lower ridge, gable end slightly extruded stack with offsets. Attached to rear from inner return of main range is a clay lump and pantiled early C19 outshut. Interior: 4-centred arched door heads for cross passage entrances with a mortice for screen, posts to open truss had semi octagonal shafts with capitals as corbels to arched braces, one remains with triple roll moulding over a bell cap, roll moulded necking, inserted floor has stop chamfered axial binding beam and joists, stack inserted in hall upper bay, a chamfered 4 centred arched doorway into storeyed solar bay with a close-studded partition, large reverse curved arched braces in solar end wall, 4-light diamond mullioned window opening. First floor heavily chamfered jowled posts to open truss with a sharply cambered tie beam, large chamfered arched braces with a double chamfer to centre of tie beam. Crown post concealed, in solar an arched brace from closed truss crown post to collar purlin which is cut with a strut to an inserted collar. C17 bay has stop chamfered cross axial binding beam, joists and storey posts.
Listing NGR: TM0735671193
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 279495
- 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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