39, CHURCH STREET
39, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1316612
- Date first listed:
- 20-Oct-1971
- List Entry Name:
- 39, CHURCH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 39, CHURCH STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1316612
- Date first listed:
- 20-Oct-1971
- List Entry Name:
- 39, CHURCH STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 39, CHURCH 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:
- 39, CHURCH 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:
- TM1478473869
Details
EYE
TM1473 CHURCH STREET
585-1/7/69 (North side)
20/10/71 No.39
GV II
House. Two houses originally, mid C14 and mid C16, converted
to one in C19. Of the 4-window range the 3 west windows (at
first floor) represent a mid C14 hall house. East window marks
a mid C16 house. Roughcast and painted timber frame; pantiled
roof.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. West bay is jettied (former service rooms
below, solar above); ground floor with one 3/3 horned sash.
Second bay with a 4-panelled door to left and double timber
doors to carriageway to rear. Third bay with 4-panelled door
in timber doorcase and one 3/3 horned sash. Final, east bay,
has late C19 shop display window (glass renewed C20) within
C19 pilaster strips and a doorway to its left. First floor lit
though four 3/6 unhorned sashes. Gabled roof hipped to west.
No stacks.
INTERIOR: east bay with chamfered bridging beams. Frame of
main house of heavy scantling. Former open hall occupies
centre of present house, floored c1540 with multiple
roll-moulded joists into 2 bridging beams also with multiple
roll mouldings. Carriageway cut through house in C20. On west
side of carriageway is site of screens passage, one half of
one doorway remaining to rear. C20 staircase inserted into
passage. West room with mortice holes for former service
partitions. First floor retains square mortice holes for
mullioned windows to front and rear. Hall lit by similar
mullioned windows immediately above and below the rear middle
rail. Over hall a complete 2-bay crown post roof. Crown post
has lost its moulded base. Octagonal shaft and moulded capital
over astragal collar. 4 solid arched braces to crown purlin
and collars. Common rafters intact. Studs to former end gable
wall remain to east. Notable as early example of flooring of
open hall.
Listing NGR: TM1478473869
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 468322
- 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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