The Castle
THE CASTLE, HITCHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1351582
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jul-1980
- List Entry Name:
- The Castle
- Statutory Address:
- THE CASTLE, HITCHAM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1351582
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jul-1980
- List Entry Name:
- The Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CASTLE, HITCHAM ROAD
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 CASTLE, HITCHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Babergh (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wattisham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM0093151981
Details
1.
5377
TM 05 SW
34/970
WATTISHAM
HITCHAM ROAD
The Castle
II
2.
C18-C19. A quadrangular block comprising the house and outbuildings
in the form of a castle fortification with castellated stuccoed walls.
The house is in the south-west part and has a circular angle tower
of 2 storeys and a projecting circular turret of 3 storeys with an
octagonal slate roof. Further to the north there is a 2 storeyed
circular turret entrance to the barn and beyond it a "Gothic" window
of 4 lights with brick tracery, similar larger blocked windows with
interlacing tracery are on the east side which screens the other
outbuildings. Roofs slate and pantiles behind the embattled parapets.
Listing NGR: TM0093151981
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 277122
- 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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