Church Farmhouse

CHURCH FARMHOUSE, CHURCH ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1352076
Date first listed:
29-Jul-1955
List Entry Name:
Church Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
CHURCH FARMHOUSE, CHURCH ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1352076
Date first listed:
29-Jul-1955
List Entry Name:
Church Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH FARMHOUSE, CHURCH 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.

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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 FARMHOUSE, CHURCH ROAD

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

County:
Suffolk
District:
Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:
Westhorpe
National Grid Reference:
TM 04239 69189

Details

WESTHORPE CHURCH ROAD (SOUTH SIDE) TM 06 NW 4/108 Church Farm House 29.7.55 - II

House. Early C17, altered C20. Timber frame, plastered. Steeply pitched plaintiled roofs, with some machine tiles. 3 bay hall range with slightly projecting cross ranges, short parlour to right, 3 bay service wing extends to rear to form an L on plan. 2 storeys and attic. Almost symmetrical front with a central entrance in a C20 lean-to porch, part glazed 6 panelled door, flanking 2-light C20 casements, first floor 1:2:1 light C20 casement, boxed eaves. Slightly projecting gable fronted ends have C20 3-light casements, shaped brackets to bargeboards, sham timber framing at apices of gables. Right return to parlour has a ground floor 2-light casement, first floor part opening metal frame 3-light casement, internal ridge stack towards rear has rebated panels to shaft, oversailing cap, to rear pantiled lean-to outshuts. Left return to service wing has 2 large transomed 5-light part opening metal frame casements, 2 C19 axial ridge stacks, inner return boarded door into rear bay, on first floor an early part opening casement, pantiled lean-to outshut to rear. Interior: hall has a bar stopped axial binding beam, parlour has a chamfered axial binding beam with moulding defaced, close studding with chamfered mid-rail, second parlour to front of service wing has early C17 panelling with a guilloche frieze, stop chamfered cross axial binding beam, ogee stop chamfered crossed binding beams in kitchen. Broad early C19 dogleg staircase with slat balusters, moulded handrail. First floor parlour chamber bolection fireplace surround, over hall a quirked wave moulded axial binding beam, main range and parlour have double butt purlin roofs, collars to principals, upper arched windbraces, service wing reroofed.

Listing NGR: TM0423969189

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
279564
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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