The Almshouses

THE ALMSHOUSES, 1, 2 AND 3, CHURCH LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1198891
Date first listed:
16-Mar-1966
List Entry Name:
The Almshouses
Statutory Address:
THE ALMSHOUSES, 1, 2 AND 3, CHURCH LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1198891
Date first listed:
16-Mar-1966
Date of most recent amendment:
15-Aug-1988
List Entry Name:
The Almshouses
Statutory Address 1:
THE ALMSHOUSES, 1, 2 AND 3, 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE ALMSHOUSES, 1, 2 AND 3, CHURCH LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Suffolk
District:
East Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:
Ufford
National Grid Reference:
TM2974052160

Details

TM 25 SE
9/131
16/3/66

UFFORD
CHURCH LANE
(South side)
The Almshouses, Nos 1, 2 and 3 (formerly listed as Almshouses)

GV
II

Row of 3 almshouses. C17. Flemish bond brick with a plain tile roof,
partially replaced in the C20. Two storeys. Entrance front: Flemish bond
brick with black headers. 5 bays symmetrically disposed. Central doorway
with cambered head and C19 plank door to right and left of which are 3-
light casement windows with cambered heads. To extreme right and left are
similar windows all being of C19 date. To the inner side of these extreme
windows were originally set similar doors to that seen at centre but these
have now been bricked up. To the first floor are 5 two-light casements.
To the ridge at centre is a square stack of 4 flues and there are 2-flue
stacks to the gable ends. Right hand gable end: central stack with
offsets. Band of three bricks depth at the level of the gable kneelers and
a further band of 2 bricks depth between the concave lower body and arched
upper body of the gable. S-shaped tie bar plates at either side of the
chimney. Left hand gable end: similar to the right hand gable end but with
no projecting stack. Clapboarded outshut to the ground floor. Similar
shaped gable with bands to that seen at right.
Interior: Not inspected.

Listing NGR: TM2974052160

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
286544
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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