Farm Buildings Complex to West of Barn and Buildings Listed 3/80 Little Wenham Castle
FARM BUILDINGS COMPLEX TO WEST OF BARN AND BUILDINGS LISTED 3/80 LITTLE WENHAM CASTLE, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1351958
- Date first listed:
- 30-Oct-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Farm Buildings Complex to West of Barn and Buildings Listed 3/80 Little Wenham Castle
- Statutory Address:
- FARM BUILDINGS COMPLEX TO WEST OF BARN AND BUILDINGS LISTED 3/80 LITTLE WENHAM CASTLE, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1351958
- Date first listed:
- 30-Oct-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Farm Buildings Complex to West of Barn and Buildings Listed 3/80 Little Wenham Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- FARM BUILDINGS COMPLEX TO WEST OF BARN AND BUILDINGS LISTED 3/80 LITTLE WENHAM CASTLE, CHURCH LANE
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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.
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:
- FARM BUILDINGS COMPLEX TO WEST OF BARN AND BUILDINGS LISTED 3/80 LITTLE WENHAM CASTLE, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Babergh (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wenham Parva
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 08045 39125
Details
TM 03 NE LITTLE WENHAM CHURCH LANE (EAST SIDE)
3/81 Farmbuildings complex to west of barn and buildings listed 3/80 Little Wenham Castle
GV II
The description should be amended to read:-
Stable and loft and attached stable range. C17 and C18 of earlier origin. Timber framed and weatherboarded, red brick plinths red plain tiled roofs. Two storey stable and loft to south, gabled to north and south with clock to south gable. External steps to east (farmyard) face loft door. The long single storey central stable range has 3 stable doors facing the farmyard. The northern range is gabled to the farmyard with the roof hipped at the road angle. Return wall of red brick. Stable to farmyard. Interior: 2 storey stable at south end has chamfered lateral and axial beams with convex step stops and broad unchamfered joists, plastered walls and later wooden mangers on rear wall. Roof appears to have large collars with curved braces, large common rafters and possibly wind braces. Single storey north range has clasped purlin roof with reused collars and tie- beams and wooden trough on rear wall. Discussion and plan of farmyard and wall:- E Sandon "Suffolk Houses" 1977, pages 39 and 40.
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TM 03 NE LITTLE WENHAM CHURCH LANE (EAST SIDE) 3/81 Farm Buildings complex to west of barn and buildings listed 3/80 Little Wenham Castle
GV II
Barn and stables. Probably C17/C18 of earlier origin. Timber framed and weatherboarded, red brick plinths red plain tiled roofs. Two storey barn to south, gabled to north and south with clock to south gable. External steps to east (farmyard) face loft door. The long single storey central stable range has 3 stable doors facing the farmyard. The northern range is gabled to the farmyard with the roof hipped at the road angle. Return wall of red brick. Stable door to farmyard. Discussion and plan of farmyard and wall:- E Sandon "Suffolk Houses" 1977, pages 39 and 40.
Listing NGR: TM0804539125
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 278854
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Sandon, E, Suffolk Houses: A Study of Domestic Architecture, (1977), 39 40
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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