The Meadlands Public House
THE MEADLANDS PUBLIC HOUSE, NEEDHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1195875
- Date first listed:
- 19-Apr-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Meadlands Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE MEADLANDS PUBLIC HOUSE, NEEDHAM ROAD
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- Date:
- 1999-08-24
- Reference:
- IOE01/00543/29
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1195875
- Date first listed:
- 19-Apr-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Nov-1993
- List Entry Name:
- The Meadlands Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MEADLANDS PUBLIC HOUSE, NEEDHAM ROAD
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:
- THE MEADLANDS PUBLIC HOUSE, NEEDHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stowmarket
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 05713 57725
Details
STOWMARKET
TM05NE NEEDHAM ROAD 614-1/3/100 (East side) 19/04/72 The Meadlands Public House (Formerly Listed as: NEEDHAM ROAD Nos.1-3 (Consecutive) Meadlands Cottages)
II*
Late C15 hall house, floored C17 and converted to three houses, converted to public house 1980-81 and completely restored. Rendered and colourwashed timber-frame under pantiled roof. 2 storeys. South-east front with late C20 timber gabled porch right of centre. Two 1981 2-light casements left and one to right of porch. Three 1981 casements first floor. Gabled roof with ridge stack over door creating late C20 lobby-entrance plan. INTERIOR. Close studded timber-frame with jowled principal studs. Chamfered bridging beams. Stack inserted C17 and rebuilt 1981. Fireplace to north-east room with chamfered bressummer. South-west room has fireplace with wider bressummer. Towards south-west end of this room are remains of screen with 2 doorways to service rooms, entered through 4-centred arches. Arch remains to one door, mortices only to other. Opposing doors to screens passage remain defined: to south it is 4-centred and blocked, to north it is an opening with mortices for the 4-centred arch. First-floor frame with arched wall braces. Over area of hall south-west of stack is a 3-bay crown post roof with 2 free-standing posts of octagonal section carrying crown purlin on arched braces. No braces to collars. Remains of a 3-light diamond mullioned window to south-east room.
Listing NGR: TM0571357725
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 384628
- 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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