138 and 140 High Street
138 AND 140, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1037418
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 138 and 140 High Street
- Statutory Address:
- 138 AND 140, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1037418
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1958
- List Entry Name:
- 138 and 140 High Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- 138 AND 140, 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:
- 138 AND 140, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Babergh (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bildeston
- National Grid Reference:
- TL9922449548
Details
TL 9949
51/49
23.1.58
BILDESTON
HIGH STREET (east side)
Numbers 138 and 140
GV
II
A timber-framed and plastered building with jettied cross wings on exposed
joists at the north and south ends, probably originally a medieval hall
house, but considerably altered. The north cross wing is also jettied
on exposed joists on the north side. The south cross wing has exposed
timber-framing on the upper storey, and there is an addition on the
south end, also jettied with exposed timber-framing on the upper storey.
The centre block and the ground storey of each cross wing is faced in
brick (painted) and the north cross wing has the remains of a large corner
post with moulded capital. Roof tiled, with a C16-C17 internal chimney
stack to the south wing, with 2 octagonal shafts. There is also a jettied
wing at the rear. The interior has an open truss with carved spandrels
and crown post.
Listing NGR: TL9922449548
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 276195
- 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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