The White House
THE WHITE HOUSE, LIMERICK CLOSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1264102
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The White House
- Statutory Address:
- THE WHITE HOUSE, LIMERICK CLOSE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1264102
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The White House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE WHITE HOUSE, LIMERICK CLOSE
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:
- THE WHITE HOUSE, LIMERICK CLOSE
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 14154 46926
Details
1260 LIMERICK CLOSE
TM14 NW 9/440A THE WHITE HOUSE
II
Small country house. Late C17 altered early C19 with late C19 additions. White brick with a slate roof, plus brick raised gables with ashlar coping and kneelers. 3 rear ridge stacks. 2 storey plus attics, 7 bay front range with late C19 additions to rear. South east front has central doorway with moulded stone surround and early C19 half glazed door. Projecting 2 storey square glazed porch with tall fluted Greek Doric columns, topped by an entablature and with glazed side panels and half glazed double doors. Eitherside are single narrow glazing bar sashes, and beyond pairs of glazing for sashes. Above central projecting square bay window with Roman Doric columns and a large glazing bar sash, with above a flat C20 hood. Eitherside are tiny C20 casements and beyond pairs of glazing for sashes. All the sashes have rendered wedge lintels. Above again a central square C20 dormer. The south west front has to the right a pair of half glazed double doors in a moulded surround which once led into the now demolished greenhouse. Above a 2 storey wooden canted oriel window with glazing for sashes. To the left a blocked doorway now containing a plain sash with another plain sash above. Beyond a large projecting brick canted 2 storey bay window with plain sashes. At the rear a small oval stair window with glazing bars. INTERIOR. The ground floor south corner room has full height C18 fielded panelling with an early C19 marble fireplace. The remaining fireplaces are late C19. Attics have stud partitions. The complete C17 roof structure survives with 32 substantial common oak rafters, halved jointed and pegged but without a ridge board. Split purlins with pegs appear every 4-5 rafters at the east end. There are incised carpenters marks on most of the cellars and rafters.
Listing NGR: TM1415446926
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 428669
- 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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