Holyoak Farmhouse
HOLYOAK FARMHOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1183126
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Holyoak Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- HOLYOAK FARMHOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1183126
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Holyoak Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOLYOAK FARMHOUSE, CHURCH 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:
- HOLYOAK FARMHOUSE, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Combs
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 05070 56508
Details
COMBS CHURCH LANE TM 05 NE
3/69 Holyoak Farmhouse 9.12.55
GV II
Farmhouse. Early and mid C16 in 3 sections. 2 storeys. 3-cell plan. Timber-framed and roughcast: on the west side the upper storey is long-wall jettied, with exposed joist-ends and bressumer. Thatched roof with axial and gable chimneys of C19 red brick. Early C20 casements. In a lean-to pantiled C20 extension is a boarded entrance door. The central section of the house comprises a 2-bay hall with chamber above; it contains an altered lintelled open fireplace and formerly had a roof of the coupled-rafter or crownpost form. Later in C16 the range was extended, perhaps simultaneously, in both directions. All phases have heavy unchamfered floor joists, close studding and jettied upper floor. Wind-braced C16 clasped purl in roof. Until c.1960 this was a dairy range, just detached from the main farmhouse which stood on the west side. The origin of the name of the farmstead is in a chained Bible which was attached to a tree stump. This formerly stood close to the north- west corner of the granary-cartshed 30m north of the farmhouse (see below).
Listing NGR: TM0507056508
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 279844
- 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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