The Ancient House
THE ANCIENT HOUSE, SHOP ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198390
- Date first listed:
- 15-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Ancient House
- Statutory Address:
- THE ANCIENT HOUSE, SHOP ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198390
- Date first listed:
- 15-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Ancient House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ANCIENT HOUSE, SHOP 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 ANCIENT HOUSE, SHOP ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Clopton
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 22459 54640
Details
CLOPTON SHOP ROAD TM 25 SW (West Side) 8/30 The Ancient House - - II
House, at one time sub-divided into two cottages with a third cottage, now demolished. Early C17. Timber framed with colourwashed render and a pantile roof, formerly thatched. Two storeys and attic. Entrance front: to the ground floor at left of centre is a C20 porch with a hipped roof. This has a panelled door at left and a 3-light casement at right. To left of this is blank walling and at right a 4-light casement and to left of it a 3-light window with ovolo-moulded mullions to the upper wall. At first floor level is a 2-light C20 window at far left and to right are 2 lower C17 mullioned windows of 3 lights at left and 3 lights (originally 4 lights) at right. Between these are set two T-shaped arrangements of windows with central 2-light C20 casements flanked by 2-light ovolo moulded windows of C17 date set higher in the wall. The right hand gable end is brick walled with a lean-to garage before it and with 2 attic lights above. The left gable end has a 4-light ground floor casement and two 2-light first floor casements. Lean-to to left of this with a 2-light ground floor window, all fenestration here of C20. Rear: Continuous lean-to with a catslide roof at right and a lean-to roof at left. C20 random fenestration. To the first floor at right are two 2-light C20 windows and at left a C17 window of 5 lights with ovolo-moulded mullions.
Interior: Chamfered ceiling beams and close studding with jowled wall posts to ground and first floors.
Listing NGR: TM2245954640
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 286444
- 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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