Hill House Farmhouse
HILL HOUSE FARMHOUSE, BATTLESEA GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1181184
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Hill House Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- HILL HOUSE FARMHOUSE, BATTLESEA GREEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1181184
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Hill House Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- HILL HOUSE FARMHOUSE, BATTLESEA GREEN
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:
- HILL HOUSE FARMHOUSE, BATTLESEA GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stradbroke
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 22582 75410
Details
STRADBROKE BATTLESEA GREEN TM 27 NW
1/80 Hill House Farmhouse - (formerly listed as 29.7.55 Hill Farmhouse)
-- II*
Manor farmhouse. C16, in 2 main phases. Timber framed and plastered, partly ashlar-lined. Roofs mainly plaintiled, with pantiles to rear of main range. Ridge tiles. 2 storeys and attic. A main range with projecting cross-wing to right and a 2-storey former porch to left of centre. Various old mullion and transom casement windows and 2 C16 windows with moulded mullions. C20 gabled porch with wide segmental-headed door in 2 leaves; within the porch a C19 6- panel door. At junction of the 2 main ranges is a fine stack with 6 octagonal shafts, each with moulded cap and base. Massive external stack to rear of main range, heating the end rooms, the upper section rebuilt mid C20 in plain form. Small probably C19 stack set against the former porch, with a rebuilt shaft of moulded brick. Earlier part of house, no later than mid C16, comprises hall and service cells: this is the left half of the main range with the former gable end wall now in the centre. There was probably a parlour cell, now lost. Fine heavy studding. Intact service partition with 4-centre arched service doorways and blocked doorway to service chamber stair. Fine hall ceiling with moulded cross-beams and joists, the latter with run-out stops. Moulded end cornice. Against the hall end wall is a C16 screen discovered in the service partition. Very closely-spaced plain joists in service cell. Good quality roof with a single row of clasped purlins and cambered collars with long solid arched braces. Remainder of main range and the cross-wing are mid-late C16, the studs not so closely spaced. Roof with clasped and butt purlins. The porch is late C16 or early C17. Remains of medieval moat.
Listing NGR: TM2258275410
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 280200
- 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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