Hidcote House
HIDCOTE HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1180621
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Hidcote House
- Statutory Address:
- HIDCOTE HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1180621
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Hidcote House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIDCOTE 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:
- HIDCOTE 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 07496 71221
Details
GISLINGHAM HIGH STREET (EAST SIDE) TM 0771 6/34 Hidcote House (formerly 29.7.55 listed as Laurel Farmhouse)
GV II
House. Early C17, altered and extended C19 and C20. Timber frame, plastered. Steeply pitched plaintiled roof. 3 cell cross passage plan. 2 storeys. Ground floor: cross passage entrance to right of centre in a C20 gabled porch, part fielded, part glazed 6 panelled architraved door, 3-light part opening metal frame leaded pane casements with hoodboards. First floor 4 similar smaller casements, leaded and part latticed to left. Axial ridge stack to left of centre, cap rebuilt. Gable end pentice boards, part brick cased to left, exposed side purlin to right. To rear parlour end has leaded and latticed casements and a boarded door, service end C19 red brick and pantiled 1 bay kitchen addition with a rebuilt internal stack, lean-to attached behind. A C20 2 storey flat roofed addition to rear centre. Interior: C17 panelled screen between cross passage and hall, original chamfered doorway to service end; hall has stop chamfered cross axial binding beam and fireplace bressumer, some exposed studding, some reused C17 panelling in C20 rear addition. First floor 5-light diamond mullioned window opening, traces of arched braces to cambered tie beams, reverse curved arched bracing in walling, parlour chamber inserted C18 axial binding beam on curved brackets. Roof not inspected.
Listing NGR: TM0749671221
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 279490
- 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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