Old Hadleigh

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TM 03 NE CAPEL ST MARY LONDON ROAD (WEST SIDE) 3/46 Old Hadleigh

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House. C15 moved from 14 George Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk, 1934 when threatened with demolition prior to road building. Timber framed. Red brick herring bone nogging infill. Red plain tiled roofs. Red brick external chimney stacks to right and left returns each with 2 circular shafts, moulded bases and capping, spiral decoration, rear wing stack with 2 attached diagonal shafts, moulded capping. L plan 2 storeys. Gable to left. Jettied to front with moulded bressumer. Left ground floor corner post carved with scrolls and rose, capital carved with a robed figure holding an open scroll. Flanking the door and to left and far right are moulded jetty brackets, those by door and far right supported by panelled shafts with moulded capitals. Halved bracing to return walls. Gable and return gables, barge boards carved with scrolls and foliage. Carved bressumer to gable with date 1424. Four small qargoyles to first floor. Three first floor 3-light leaded mullions, those to right and left with small sidelights and transoms, moulded and carved soffits. Ground floor left bay and right 4-light leaded mullions with transoms. Some mullions are original, others reproductions. Central segmental arched door, moulded square head, spandrels carved with leaves and flowers, carved lintel. The nailed board and muntin door from Ipswich Old Jail. Leaded sidelights, carved dragons to cills. Halved and bridled side girt and top plate scarfs. To each side of the gable window are moulded rainwater heads with spouts. To rear of the front range is a 5-light ground floor mullion and a blocked first floor windows. Crenellated stair turret, plastered with panels and fleur-de-lys, first floor 3-light, ground floor 2-light mullions. The ground floor of the rear wing is open to north and there is a set back brick wall with a blocked 4-centred arch, possibly a former bake-oven. Vari-light mullions to first floor and a C20 ground floor bay to south. Interior:- Hall, moulded ceiling and bridging joists. Storey post by stairs with carved gargoyle. Turned balusters to staircase, moulded handrail, carved and moulded newels and string, panelled dado. The left ground floor room, moulded ceiling and bridging joists. Restored brick fire surround with fine mantel beam carved with deer and trees, the ends with spice cupboards which have panelled doors. Plastered overmantel with side columns, flowers to frieze, central panel hanging shield of arms surrounded by flowers and foliage, two side panels each to right and left with ? deer, stags head, lion and portcullis. Wall plate dated 1537. Right ground floor room fully panelled and with moulded bridging and ceiling joists with carpenters marks. Panelled frieze with carved animals. Stone moulded 4-centre arched fire surround, square head, carved spandrels, moulded mantel shelf. Above is a fine timber carved overmantel of 6 panels each with central roundel or diamond surrounded by carved motifs, jewels to central rail, carvings to upper muntins, side shafts carved with fruit and flowers and right and left figures supporting the carved entablature. There is a large bridging joist to first floor landing carved with oak leaves. Each of the front bedrooms has a stone fire surround, moulded 4-centred arch, shields to spandrels. Moulded shelf. Above one is a plaster panel with lion, rose, thistle and fleur-de-lys, date under 1649. Plaster panelled ceiling central panel with fleur-de-lys and roses. The other bedroom has a plaster panel above the fireplace with central portcullis, rose, lion, lion mask and a ?face. The painted, carved or plastered bridging joist with moulded soffit, the sides covered with sea creatures and heraldic motifs. Roof said to be double side purlin structure. The present owner Mr R C Saloway has a list of copy holders and freeholders dating back to 1719 and a copy of a Deed dated 1790.

Listing NGR: TM0990138362

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