No. 47, FORE HILL
47, FORE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262254
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1991
- List Entry Name:
- No. 47, FORE HILL
- Statutory Address:
- 47, FORE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262254
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1991
- List Entry Name:
- No. 47, FORE HILL
- Statutory Address 1:
- 47, FORE HILL
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:
- 47, FORE HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- East Cambridgeshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ely
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 54460 80183
Details
TL 58 SW,
2/241
ELY,
FORE HILL,
No 47
GV
II
House. Circa late C13 or early C14 with later alterations and
reduction including circa early to mid C19 remodelling. Timber-framed,
partly rebuilt and refaced in C19. Flemish bond gault brick, earlier
brick partly rendered at right hand (SE) end and C20 brick at left
hand(NW) end. Plain tile roof with gable ends and brick modillion
eaves. Slate roof outshut at rear. Brick gable end stack. Two bays of
a medieval open hall remodelled with inserted floors at rail and tie
beam levels and a rear outshut. Two storeys and attic. Asymmetrical 2-
window range south west front. C19 sashes, 12-pane on first floor,
plate glass on ground floor. Doorway on right with flush panel door
and rectangular overlight with margin panes. Ground floor openings
with flat brick arches. One flat roof dormer with casement. At the
rear main roof is carried down over large outshut with sash window.
INTERIOR: On the ground and first floors all joinery is C19 but
supporting the first floor is a roughly chamfered axial beam, partly
boxed, and above survives two bays of a smoke blackened crown-post roof.
Tall octagonal crown-post with mutilated moulded cap and base and with
curved braces to collar and crown purlin (one collar brace missing).
Three mortices in the crown-purlin for braces to the right (SE) gable
which has been rebuilt and to the central stud of the partition on the
left (NW) end. Another brace on the opposite of the partition has been
truncated and at the apex of the partition there is a plastered panel
that appears to be smoke-blackened on right hand inner side only.
Common rafters and collars mostly intact. Below the central and left
tie-beam are mortice for braces.
Listing NGR: TL5446080183
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 435473
- 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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