Athelington Hall
ATHELINGTON HALL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1352393
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Athelington Hall
- Statutory Address:
- ATHELINGTON HALL
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1352393
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Athelington Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- ATHELINGTON HALL
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:
- ATHELINGTON HALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Athelington
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 20704 71156
Details
ATHELINGTON TM 27 SW 5/1 Athelington Hall (formerly listed 29.7.55 as Athelington Hall and farm) GV II Farmhouse. C17, in 3 phases forming L-shape plan. Mid C20 addition to left. The core of the house is an early C17 parlour cross-wing; this now comprises the right hand cell of the front range. The rear wing is probably an early- mid C17 replacement for earlier work. In later C17 the present stack was inserted and the front range extended beyond it to form another room. Timber framed with C20 panelled plasterwork. Roof of double Roman tiles except for one slope of rear wing which has clay pantiles. 2 storeys and attic. 2 windows, mid C20 single-pane casements. Lobby entry with mid C20 gabled porch and door. Internal stack, the shaft of mid C20 date. Right gable end has a projecting tie beam supported on consoles and carved with a repeated design of foliage. The cross-beam at first floor level is also richly carved and supported on broader but flatter consoles. Below these consoles the corner posts have a vertical band with carved motifs. Internally there is remains of further decorative work on the opposite gable end. To the rear, part of a carved console and corner post; also remains of a window with ovolo mullions. A carved cross-beam at first floor level is mostly concealed. In the gable is a collar carved with an intricate geometric design based on linked rectangles; original panelled plasterwork with herringbone infill. Both the parlour and chamber above have cross-beamed ceilings, the remainder of the structure concealed. In the rear wing the main components of the frame are visible. Roof of parlour block concealed; the later C17 addition has 2 rows of diminished stepped butt purlins. Rear wing has butt purlin roof. Remains of medieval moat.
Listing NGR: TM2070471156
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 280942
- 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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