Valley Farmhouse
VALLEY FARMHOUSE, COMBS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1195896
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Valley Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- VALLEY FARMHOUSE, COMBS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1195896
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Valley Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- VALLEY FARMHOUSE, COMBS 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:
- VALLEY FARMHOUSE, COMBS LANE
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 04377 57917
Details
STOWMARKET
TM05NW COMBS LANE 614-1/2/46 (South side) 28/07/50 Valley Farmhouse
GV II*
Farmhouse, now without a farm. Late C15, extended one bay west C18. Rendered and colourwashed timber-frame in close studding. Plain tile roofs. 2 storeys and dormer attic. North front of 6 irregular bays including a 2-storey entrance porch now set left of centre due to later addition of west bay. Timber frame exposed to porch. Plank door. Side windows consist of 3 turned balusters each, formerly open, now glazed. Jettied first and attic floors, both bressummers with carved running leaf ornament. Gabled roof hipped at west end over new bay. Main wall with framing exposed to the upper floor only. Fenestration of north front of 2- and 3-light C20 metal casements. Gabled main roof. Ridge stack rebuilt. South elevation dominated by 3-storey gabled staircase tower, formerly central to elevation. Only attic storey is jettied, but the bressummer has carved leaf decoration. The tower grows out of C19 slated outshut with C20 metal casements. Two 2-light C20 casements to first floor of main wall. 2 flat-topped dormers left of tower. West gable with stack. East gable has a sash window to ground floor with 6/6 glazing bars set in a projecting bay under a hipped plain tiled roof. Jettied attic storey with the bressummer carved with interlace leaf decoration. Running south from west end of south front is a one storey and dormer attic extension. C20 details. INTERIOR. East ground-floor room with sunk quadrant-moulded cruciform bridging beams, west room with chamfered cruciform bridging beams. At first floor the main north rooms either side of porch have brick 4-centred fireplace surrounds, that to east with ovolo mouldings, the other with hollow mouldings. Chamfered bridging beams. West room has late C15 wall painting over fireplace depicting a warrior slaying a second warrior. Passage inserted to south side at first floor. Several C17 and early C18 plank and panelled doors. Original west wall with blocked 6-light diamond section mullioned window with King mullions. Replaced roof of principals, collars and 2 tiers butt purlins.
Listing NGR: TM0437757917
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 384570
- 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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