St Catherines

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BOTESDALE THE STREET (SOUTH EAST TM 0475 SIDE) 6/37 St. Catherines - GV II* House, latterly 2 dwellings. Mid C15, altered early C16, stack inserted, altered and extended early to mid C17, altered C19 and C20. Timber frame, plastered. Steeply pitched pantiled roofs. Originally a double ended hall house; all trace of upper cross wing has disappeared, 2 bay lower cross wing survives; 2 bay hall with cross passage was probably part storeyed at lower end originally, floor inserted, raised and reroofed in C16 and C17. 3 bays added in front of lower cross wing to form an L on plan. Now all 2 storeys. Hall bays set well back have cross passage entrance blocked with early C16 4- centred arched door surround exposed, cavetto moulded with carved dragons in spandrels, above a small C20 window to stairs inserted in cross passage, C20 2 and 3-light glazing bar casements. Right gable end added external stack to front of ridge. Cross wing extending forward to left has lower eaves and ridge, a C19 entrance into C17 extension, a recessed half glazed door, reeded jambs, lozenges to panelled frieze, cornice; flanking 2 and 3-light casements, above entrance a 4:8 pane architraved sash. Axial ridge stack in C17 bay nearest original cross wing. Front gable end C20 bow window and 2-light casement. Left return casements, a step down in plinth to earlier build, at rear angle on cross wing roof is a secondary hip. To rear hall bays have C17 stack inserted in cross passage rising behind ridge, a half glazed door to left of original cross entry, french windows, 2 and 3-light glazing bar casements. Interior: lower cross wing has 2 pointed arched service doorways, on hall side of post between doorways is a large mortice for a brace springing from above head height, cross wing was jettied to front with a bracket to every third joist, stairs were to front right. Hall is much altered with open truss posts of rebated section, inserted chamfered jowled storey posts, stop chamfered axial binding beam and mid-rail. Early screen between hall and passage with chamfered muntins and raised panels. In cross passage towards front is late C17 dogleg staircase with S-shaped splat balusters, partially restored, square newel post, moulded hand rail. First floor: cross wing has parts of diamond mullioned window openings, straight arched braces in walling, jowled posts to a chamfered cambered tie beam to open truss with an octagonal crown post, triple roll moulded cap and base with double roll moulds on shaft, 4-way arched braces, bridled scarf joint in collar purlin. Hall chamber has some close studding, traces of corbelling on open truss posts, raised with straight through tension braces and C16 or C17 cambered tie beams; hall roof has 2 C16 chamfered arch braced cambered collar trusses of large scantling with unused mortices at lower and upper end of hall excluding cross passage, probably reused in a C17 clasped purlin roof. C17 bays have an indented bar stop chamfered axial binding beam, single butt purlin roof with cambered collars.

Listing NGR: TM0471275754

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