The Ship Inn
The Ship Inn, St James's Street, Dunwich, IP17 3DT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283876
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Ship Inn
- Statutory Address:
- The Ship Inn, St James's Street, Dunwich, IP17 3DT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1283876
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Ship Inn
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Ship Inn, St James's Street, Dunwich, IP17 3DT
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 Ship Inn, St James's Street, Dunwich, IP17 3DT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dunwich
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 47809 70566
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11 August 2021 to clarify opening sentences of description and reformat the text to current standards
TM 47 SE
7/30
DUNWICH
ST. JAMES'S STREET
The Ship Inn
GV
II
Public house, dated ‘W + E 1868’ on upper east gable, adjoined by the eastern half of a four-bay C18 house on its west side (now incorporated into the public house); the western half of the C18 house is a separate dwelling known as Ship House (NHLE: 1030714).
Earlier part: red brick, pantiles to front, plain tiles to rear; two storeys and attic; two window range, sashes with glazing bars in flush frames to ground floor, two-light small pane casements to first floor, plaster cornice, one hipped dormer.
Main range: red brick, plain tiled roof with crest tiles; two storeys and attic; four window range, two-light and three-light casements with heavy mullions and transoms and metal glazing bars in geometric pattern, flat brick arches; two doorways: one four-panel door with the upper two arched panels glazed, one inset six-panel door with the upper two panels glazed; the window and door openings have splayed reveals. Three stacks, each with two tall octagonal flues with moulded bases and caps. Two gabled dormers to rear.
Listing NGR: TM4780970566
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285546
- 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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