Valley Farmhouse
VALLEY FARMHOUSE, IPSWICH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1352124
- Date first listed:
- 22-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Valley Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- VALLEY FARMHOUSE, IPSWICH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1352124
- Date first listed:
- 22-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Valley Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- VALLEY FARMHOUSE, IPSWICH 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:
- VALLEY FARMHOUSE, IPSWICH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Helmingham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 19156 58332
Details
HELMINGHAM IPSWICH ROAD TM 15 NE 4/94 Valley Farmhouse
- II
Farmhouse, built in 2 distinct sections; an early C19 front range, and a parallel rear range consisting of a 3-cell open hall house of c.1500, retained as service accommodation. Front range: red brick. Hipped plaintiled roof with rear chimneys of red brick. 2 storeys, 3 windows. C19 window openings with cambered heads: 4-light C20 casements with transomes. Prominent 2-storey entrance porch with parapet gable and obelisk finials; a large round-headed window lights the staircase hall behind. A lower porch is attached at the front, with a similar gable and with an arched opening; 6-panelled inner doorway. Rear range of 2 storeys. Timber framed and plastered. Hipped pantiled roof with axial chimney of red brick. The open hall has an open truss with a cambered tie beam and one of a pair of large chamfered arch- braces rising from a pilaster shaft. A mutilated pair of 4-centred arched service doorways. Most of the original partition walling is removed, but arch windbraced studwork to external walls is quite complete. Evidence for a crownpost roof; the smoke-blackened rafters are reused in the C19 roof. An upper floor was inserted into the hall in c.1600.
Listing NGR: TM1915658332
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 279713
- 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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