Paradise Farmhouse
PARADISE FARMHOUSE, SHOP STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1216211
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Paradise Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- PARADISE FARMHOUSE, SHOP STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1216211
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Paradise Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARADISE FARMHOUSE, SHOP 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.
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:
- PARADISE FARMHOUSE, SHOP STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Worlingworth
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 21678 68710
Details
WORLINGWORTH SHOP STREET Paradise Farmhouse 5/125 - II Farmhouse. In 2 parts: rear wing c.1400 with one-bay C16 addition; early C19 front, extended in late C19, at right angles to the rear to form a T-shape plan. Front block of red brick with glazed black pantiled roof. 2 storeys. 3 bays with a 4th bay added to the right. Pilaster strips to quoins. Early C19 work has flush-frame sashes with glazing bars under segmental arches; central doorway with 6-panel door (upper 2 panels glazed), panelled reveals, architrave with ropework fluting and a cornice. Later bay has narrower sash windows. Rear wing is timber framed and plastered with glazed black pantiled roof. 1½ storeys. Mainly C19 casement windows, with one gabled dormer facing south. Internal stack. Lean-to on north side. Interior. Rear wing comprises a 2-bay former open hall of raised-aisle form together with the solar bay (into which the stack has been inserted) and a one-bay addition beyond. The open truss has slightly jowled arcade-posts, chamfered on their inner faces; there are heavy but not solid arched braces to the arcade plates and similar braces to the tie beam, meeting at the centre. Side ties from each arcade- post to the wallplate. The tie beam carried a king-post; this, and the ridge piece to which it was braced, are now missing but the medieval rafters are intact. The bridging beam carrying the arcade-posts was supported by buttress-shafted wallposts with moulded caps: one survives in mutilated form. Other work of c.1400 includes a moulded dais beam, remains of one hall window and some studding visible mainly on the uppper floor. The hall windows are unusually close to the upper end wall; this, combined with the absence of peg holes for studding below the dais beam, suggests a possible internal jetty over the dais. Evidence for 2 additional tie beams at the lower end of the hall. Inserted floor has chamfered joists, morticed into original bridging beam. In former outside wall of hall is a C16 window of 5 lights with cavetto mullions and C17 diamond-leaded glass: this near-complete early glass is a rare survival. Newel stair by stack. Front block has early C19 well stair with stick balusters, ramped and wreathed handrail and carved tread-ends.
Listing NGR: TM2167868710
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 281406
- 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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