Charity Farmhouse
CHARITY FARMHOUSE, CHARITY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1036932
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Charity Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- CHARITY FARMHOUSE, CHARITY LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1036932
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Charity Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHARITY FARMHOUSE, CHARITY LANE
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:
- CHARITY FARMHOUSE, CHARITY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Babergh (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Belstead
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 12280 40419
Details
TM 14 SW BELSTEAD CHARITY LANE 2/14 Charity Farmhouse II House, divided in two. Mainly C17, with possibly earlier core, and later alterations. Timber framed and brick, rendered, pantile roof. 4-cell plan, originally perhaps 3 cells. If storeys. 2 storey wing to rear of C20. 2 brick stacks, one axial, one set crosswise on ridge. Boarded door in lobby entry position to left hand stack. Boarded door perhaps in cross entry position to right of it. C20 top hung casements to left cell, between the doors and to right. 3 dormers with C20 top hung casements. Left cell has blocked doorway in rear wall. Lambs tongue stops to almost vertical joists and cross beams, and to beam over altered fireplace. Stairs formerly in front of stack, replaced by C20 flight. Brick partition cuts former right hand cell making 1½ cell cottage to far right. This may be the remains of an earlier building, having edge halved joint and clasped purlin roof, with ridge piece. Roof to left hand build not seen but said to be mostly original. Bequest of 1749 to purchase double cottage and 4½ acres of land for charity.
Listing NGR: TM1228040419
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 277392
- 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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