Stanley House
STANLEY HOUSE, 48, CASTLE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1316592
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jun-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Stanley House
- Statutory Address:
- STANLEY HOUSE, 48, CASTLE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1316592
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jun-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Stanley House
- Statutory Address 1:
- STANLEY HOUSE, 48, CASTLE STREET
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:
- STANLEY HOUSE, 48, CASTLE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Eye
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 14679 73710
Details
EYE
TM1473 CASTLE STREET 585-1/7/50 (South side) 15/06/51 No.48 Stanley House
GV II
House. Mid C16, with later alterations. Plastered and colourwashed timber frame. Plaintile roofs. L-shaped plan consisting of a principal east-west range parallel to street and a cross wing at east end extending south. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Main range is a 3-window range at first floor. Ground floor with exposed close studding in which are set two 10/10 unhorned sashes in flush frames. These interrupt two frieze windows which show now as one 5-light hollow-mullioned blocked window either side of the sashes, 4 in all. To left is a 6-panelled C18 fielded panelled door set within eared doorcase beneath a pulvinated frieze and pediment. Traces of plaster panelling to first floor. One small casement over door, two 10/10 unhorned sashes within flush frames to right, placed immediately over those to ground floor. Gabled roof with ridge stack set left of centre. Rear is a 4-window range with addition of canted 2-storey early C17 stair turret under a pyramid roof. One 10/10 unhorned sash to right under 66 sash. French windows with margin glazing to extreme right, fenestration otherwise of mixed C19 and C20 casements. Cross wing facade presents gable end to street lit through one 10/10 unhorned sash to ground and first floors; 2-light attic casement. East return is a 4-window range of mixed C19 and C20 casements at first floor; lean-to outshuts to ground floor. Gabled roof with central ridge stack and external gable-end stack to south. Rear of cross wing with 2-light C20 casements. INTERIOR: timber frame of medium scantling, with jowled principal posts and straight corner braces. Principal range has boxed bridging beams to ground-floor rooms. Centre room with depressed 4-centred fireplace. Closed string early C17 staircase with turned balusters and newel posts and moulded handrails. First-floor west room with roll and wave-moulded wall plate and two blocked hollow-moulded mullioned 4-light windows. One unblocked 3-light hollow-moulded mullioned window in south wall. East end with 2 similar 4-light blocked mullioned windows. Roof of principal range not visible. Cross wing ground-floor room with mid C18 large-framed panelling, the chimneypiece set between fluted pilasters. Clasped purlin roof with curved windbraces.
Listing NGR: TM1467973710
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 468302
- 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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