Botolph House With Front Railings

BOTOLPH HOUSE WITH FRONT RAILINGS, THE STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1213517
Date first listed:
16-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:
Botolph House With Front Railings
Statutory Address:
BOTOLPH HOUSE WITH FRONT RAILINGS, THE STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1213517
Date first listed:
16-Mar-1988
List Entry Name:
Botolph House With Front Railings
Statutory Address 1:
BOTOLPH HOUSE WITH FRONT RAILINGS, THE STREET

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:
BOTOLPH HOUSE WITH FRONT RAILINGS, THE STREET

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 04914 75963

Details

BOTESDALE THE STREET (SOUTH EAST TM 0475 SIDE) 6/26 Botolph House with Front - Railings GV II House. Early to mid C17, remodelled early C19 for R. Sword; 'RS 1824' on an outbuilding (not listed). Timber frame, pebbledashed. Steeply pitched hipped slate roof. 3 cell lobby entry plan. 2 storeys. 5 window front. Ground floor: entrance in a C19 gabled porch to right of centre with a part raised 6 panelled architraved door, wavy bargeboards, small stained glass round headed lights in returns; to centre a C20 canted bay window of 4:12:4 lights, elsewhere architraved glazing bar sashes. First floor 3:6 pane architraved sashes, eaves cornice. To right of centre an axial ridge stack, cap rebuilt in white brick, early C19 ridge stack to left of centre. Right end early C19 ground floor bow window to parlour, 3 glazing bar casements with blind boxes, projecting cornice with wave moulding, leaded semi-conical head; first floor 2-light casement. To rear mixed casements, a boarded door at service end, a lean-to to right with a 16 pane sash. Interior: indented stop chamfered axial binding beams, early C19 reeding in parlour, double butt purlin roof. Attached at front left are early C19 iron railings on a low white brick plinth, colonnettes with acorn finials, panels with wrought iron anthemion ornament, spear headed rails; flanking front gate are chamfered timber posts, moulded caps with acorn finials; to right railings curve around bow with a second gate, openwork piers with quatrefoil ornament, moulded caps with acorn finials.

Listing NGR: TM0491475963

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
280747
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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