Sewell House
SEWELL HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1284872
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Sewell House
- Statutory Address:
- SEWELL HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1284872
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Sewell House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SEWELL HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
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:
- SEWELL HOUSE, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Yaxley
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 12101 73949
Details
YAXLEY CHURCH LANE (NORTH SIDE) TM 17 SW 3/144 Sewell House - GV II
House, formerly 3 almshouses. c1890. Red brick with plaintiled roof, decorative band and crest tiles. In a loosely Tudor style. An L on plan. 1 storey and attic. Entrance at canted outer angle of L in an original gabled porch, boarded doors to a pointed arch with an elaborately traceried head, similarly elaborate bargeboards, flanking finely leaded lights. Roll moulded angles to returns with moulded plinth, dentilled brick eaves. Right return has a canted bay window with Tudor flower panels at base, glazing bar casements, to far right a door with ornamental strap hinges. Gothic fanlight in a gauged brick pointed arch with hoodmould. Left return has 2 small casements with a diapered tympanum in a gauged brick round relieving arch with hoodmould, a cross casement with a hoodmould and to far end a half glazed door with a fanlight in a gauged brick pointed arch, hoodmould. 3 gabled 2- light casement dormers to centre and on returns. Main stack is behind ridge on right return with a large axial base, 6 octagonal shafts with moulded bases and capping; cable, braid and honeycomb shafts, a similar stack on front pitch of left return with zigzag and fleur-de-lis shafts. Left gable end has a cross casement with fishscale patterning in a gauged brick round arch with hoodmould, brick diapering and dentillation in attic with 2 small casements. Right gable end canted bay window, similar attic. To rear right a lean-to outshut. Interior not inspected. Included for group value. Formerly known as Church View.
Listing NGR: TM1210173949
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 279600
- 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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