Pountney Hall
POUNTNEY HALL, THE COMMON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1352239
- Date first listed:
- 17-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Pountney Hall
- Statutory Address:
- POUNTNEY HALL, THE COMMON
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1352239
- Date first listed:
- 17-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Pountney Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- POUNTNEY HALL, THE COMMON
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:
- POUNTNEY HALL, THE COMMON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mellis
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 08155 73706
Details
MELLIS THE COMMON (NORTH WEST TM 07 SE SIDE) 3/18 Pountney Hall - GV II
House. Late C16 or early C17 for Clarke family, reduced in size and altered c.1810. Timber frame with clay lump additions. Plastered. Steeply pitched plaintiled roofs. Once a much larger half H plan house, remaining 3 cell block was probably service range originally. 2 storeys and attics. Front has a 6 raised panelled part glazed door to right of centre, hooded architrave, flanking early C19 3-light glazing bar metal frame casements with cusped Gothic heads. First floor 3-light glazing bar casements. Boxed eaves. A stack inserted towards left in front roof slope. Right gable end extruded stack with projecting brick bands, exposed plates and double purlins. Left gable end similar 3 and 4-light casements with Gothic heads, hood moulds. To rear a 6 raised panelled architraved door, flanking 3-light glazing bar casements, 2 lights on first floor to left. To rear right an early dairy bay separately roofed with a parallel ridge, 2 light casements, brackets to exposed plates, single purlins, raised eaves to rear. Attached to right of main range and dairy bay are 2 parallel C19 clay lump service outshuts with lower parallel roofs, double doors, 3-light casement, gable end pentice board. Interior not inspected. (East Anglian Miscellany, 1918, pp54-74).
Listing NGR: TM0815573706
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 280306
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
East Anglian Miscellany in East Anglian Miscellany, (1918), 54-74
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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