The Old Cock House

THE OLD COCK HOUSE, MARKET PLACE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1213249
Date first listed:
16-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:
The Old Cock House
Statutory Address:
THE OLD COCK HOUSE, MARKET PLACE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1213249
Date first listed:
16-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:
The Old Cock House
Statutory Address 1:
THE OLD COCK HOUSE, MARKET PLACE

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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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 OLD COCK HOUSE, MARKET PLACE

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

County:
Suffolk
District:
Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:
Botesdale
National Grid Reference:
TM 04770 75885

Details

BOTESDALE MARKET PLACE (NORTH WEST TM 0475 SIDE) 6/7 The Old Cock House - GV II Former public house, now 2 dwellings. Late C16, extended mid C17, C18 and C19, altered C20. Timber frame, plastered. Steeply pitched pantiled roof. Two 2-cell builds with central stacks, that to right is C17 and possibly a rebuilding of original service bay, an C18 bay to left. 2 storeys. 3 blocked doors, C20 3 and 4-light glazing bar casements. Axial ridge stacks with rebuilt caps between cells of each build. Right end lean-to outshut with a part opening 3-light casement. Left end C18 bay has a shallower roof pitch. To rear 3 dormers in C17 build, to rear left a C19 brick former coach-house, extended in C20. Interior: C16 build has chamfered cross axial binding beams and storey posts, a stop chamfered fireplace bressumer, traces of close studding, cambered collars and halved principals clasp purlins, cranked arched windbraces. C17 build has some through tension bracing, single butt purlin roof.

Listing NGR: TM0477075885

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Legacy System number:
280728
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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