The Guesten Hall at Abbey Farm
THE GUESTEN HALL AT ABBEY FARM, ABBEY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268290
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jul-1996
- List Entry Name:
- The Guesten Hall at Abbey Farm
- Statutory Address:
- THE GUESTEN HALL AT ABBEY FARM, ABBEY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268290
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jul-1996
- List Entry Name:
- The Guesten Hall at Abbey Farm
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE GUESTEN HALL AT ABBEY FARM, ABBEY ROAD
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 GUESTEN HALL AT ABBEY FARM, ABBEY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Leiston
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 44412 64266
Details
TM 46 SW LEISTON-CUM-SIZEWELL ABBEY ROAD
79/4/10016 The Guesten Hall at Abbey Farm
GV II
College refectory , recital hall and accommodation, probably monastic guest house originally. Late C14/C15, rebuilt re-using the surviving medieval walling 1986-93 by John Weller and subsequently Michael Mallinson: Alde Contracts builders. Flint with stone and brick dressings and some weather boarding. Tile roof with brick ridge stack. 2 storeys. C20 fenestration and doors. The right hand part of the front wall is medieval to above the 1st floor level and has shallow buttresses on the interior. The rear wall has medieval walling to the ground floor to right and to full height to left. The various openings include a fine doorway to the 1st floor with chamfered brick 2-centred arch. The Guesten Hall and adjacent Barn at Abbey Farm (qv) form a group with Leiston Abbey House aka Retreat House (qv) and the ruins of Leiston Abbey (qv), the latter being in the guardianship of English Heritage.
Listing NGR: TM4441264266
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461980
- 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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