Pykenham's Gateway and Brick Boundary Wall
PYKENHAM'S GATEWAY AND BRICK BOUNDARY WALL, NORTHGATE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1207459
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Pykenham's Gateway and Brick Boundary Wall
- Statutory Address:
- PYKENHAM'S GATEWAY AND BRICK BOUNDARY WALL, NORTHGATE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1207459
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Pykenham's Gateway and Brick Boundary Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- PYKENHAM'S GATEWAY AND BRICK BOUNDARY WALL, NORTHGATE STREET
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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:
- PYKENHAM'S GATEWAY AND BRICK BOUNDARY WALL, NORTHGATE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Ipswich (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 16473 44757
Details
1. 1260 NORTHGATE STREET (West Side)
Pykenham's Gateway and brick boundary wall TM 1644 NW 1/134 19.12.51.
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2. A C15 gateway attributed to William Pykenham, who became Archdeacon of Suffolk in 1471, Dean and Rector of Hadleigh in 1472 and who died in 1497. He also built the fine brick gatehouse called the Deanery Tower at Hadleigh. The initials W P were formerly om the gateway, and in one of the spandrels a fish, presumably a pike, although these have now been worn away. The gateway has a 4-centred arch and a 2-light 4 centred arched window with latticed leaded light, moulded brick mullions, hood moulds and chamfered reveals. The gateway has a crow stepped gable (rebuilt). At the rear a timber-framed and plastered wings extends to the west on the 1st storey, with exposed timber-framing and a 3 light mullioned window with arched lattice leaded lights. The gable is jettied on a moulded bressumer and the apex also projects slightly on a moulded bressumer. A small gabled wing extends south with a jettied upper storey and a 2 light casement window. A high brick wall extends south for about 70 ft. At the north end there is a small entrance with a 4-centred arch with shafts and capitals, and at the south end there is a large 4-centred arched carriageway. The north part of the wall now has a tiled capping and the south part has a sloping brick capping with brick dentils.
All the listed buildings in Northgate Street except Garden Wall to No 9 form a group with No 43 (Great White Horse Hotel) Tavern Street, No 2 Great colman Street and Part of Nos 2 to 12 (even), St Margaret's Plain.
Listing NGR: TM1647344757
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 275530
- 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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