THE TATTINGSTONE WONDER

THE TATTINGSTONE WONDER, THE WONDER

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1033392
Date first listed:: 22-Feb-1955
List Entry Name:: THE TATTINGSTONE WONDER
Statutory Address:: THE TATTINGSTONE WONDER, THE WONDER

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1033392
Date first listed:: 22-Feb-1955
List Entry Name:: THE TATTINGSTONE WONDER
Statutory Address 1:: THE TATTINGSTONE WONDER, THE WONDER

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: THE TATTINGSTONE WONDER, THE WONDER

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

County:: Suffolk
District:: Babergh (District Authority)
Parish:: Tattingstone
National Grid Reference:: TM1391336282

Details

TM 13 NW TATTINGSTONE THE WONDER 4/121

22.2.55 The Tattingstone Wonder

GV II*

Folly church, masking a dwelling (originally 3 cottages). Converted into its present folly form from an older building circa 1790, by Thomas White of Tattingstone Place, as cut on a chimney brick with initials T.W. originally timber framed, the north face, east gabled return and west tower resemble the nave and tower of a church and are flint faced with gault brick rusticated quoins and dressings, red plain tiled roof continues through to rear and south of the 3 sided mock tower. Rear chimney stack. Dentilled eaves cornice. Plinth. North face:- 2 two-light windows, 2-centred heads, rusticated 2-centred arches with keystones over. There is a similar window of 3 lights with tracery over to the east face with a circular, square-leaded window above. The 3 faces of the mock tower have crow stepped crenellations with a gault band under. Stepped buttresses to angles. Blocked 2-centre arched "Belfry" windows to all faces, western face has similar windows to 1st and 2nd stages, that to first stage with leaded lights. Western ground floor window of 3 lights similar to eastern window. Rear wall, brick, gault dentilled eaves and quoins, 3 first floor 2-light leaded casements, 3 nailed vertically boarded doors and 2 windows to ground floor. The north, "Church" face can be seen from Tattingstone Place and forms part of the landscaped park. The tradition is that Squire White said:- "People often wondered at nothing, so he would give them something to wonder about." P G M Dickinson. The Little Guides, Suffolk 1957. White's Suffolk - 1844.

Listing NGR: TM1391336282

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Legacy System number:: 278896
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
The Little Guide to Suffolk, (1957)
'Whites Directory' in Whites Directory, (1844)

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.