Church House St Giles Cottage

CHURCH HOUSE, CHURCH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1285303
Date first listed:
14-Jul-1955
List Entry Name:
Church House St Giles Cottage
Statutory Address:
CHURCH HOUSE, CHURCH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1285303
Date first listed:
14-Jul-1955
Date of most recent amendment:
02-Sept-1983
List Entry Name:
Church House St Giles Cottage
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH HOUSE, CHURCH STREET
Statutory Address 2:
ST GILES COTTAGE, CHURCH STREET

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH HOUSE, CHURCH STREET
Statutory Address:
ST GILES COTTAGE, CHURCH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Suffolk
District:
West Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:
Risby
National Grid Reference:
TL 80222 66320

Details

TL 86 NW RISBY CHURCH STREET

4/77 Church House and St. Giles 14.7.55 Cottage (formerly listed as nos 9 to 12 Church Cottages)

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House; late C17. Timber-framed with C18 alterations. Formerly a farmhouse, 2 storeys and attics. Rendered, plain clay tiled roof. Some C18 cruciform casement windows, fielded 6-panel entrance door with flat canopy over. Late C18 semi-octagonal two-storey bay window with flat roof having coved cornice and moulded fascia. Axial cruciform chimney. An C18 wing projects towards the street. St. Giles Cottage is an early/mid C18 rear wing, formerly part of Church House. 1½ storeys, attics, axial chimney. Timber-framed, rendered, with gambrel roof having plain clay tiles. Some C18 casements, 2 boarded entrance doors with pedimented pentices on brackets.

Listing NGR: TL8022266320

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
283784
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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