Hamblyn House
HAMBLYN HOUSE, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1359125
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Hamblyn House
- Statutory Address:
- HAMBLYN HOUSE, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1359125
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Hamblyn House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HAMBLYN HOUSE, THE STREET
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:
- HAMBLYN HOUSE, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rickinghall Inferior
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 04636 75714
Details
RICKINGHALL INFERIOR THE STREET (NORTH WEST TM 0475 SIDE) 6/124 Hamblyn House 29.7.55 GV 11* Public -house, latterly a mill owner's house with shop. Mid C17, part rebuilt and extended c.1720, altered C19 and C20. Timber frame, plastered with a red brick front to added range. Steeply pitched plaintiled and machine tiled roofs. 4 bays of a 3 cell cross entry range with service end rebuilt as a 4 bay 3 cell cross range to left to form an L on plan. 2 storeys and attics. Cross passage entrance to left of early range: a large raised fielded 6 panelled door, inner half glazed and half raised panelled doors, a projecting hood on large early C18 scrolled brackets with bay leaf carved soffits. 3 ground floor windows to left are C20 lattice leaded casements. 4 first floor 5:10 pane architraved sashes, boxed eaves. To right of centre an axial ridge stack between original hall and parlour with a broached base and 3 conjoined hexagonal shafts. Right gable end attic light, exposed double purlins. To left early C18 range projects slightly with a shaped gable front of Flemish bond red brick: on ground floor a C20 transomed 5-light lattice leaded casement replacing earlier shopfront, plat band, 2 first floor C20 glazing bar sashes with gauged brick flat arched heads, attic 2-light casement with a gauged brick flat arched head, kneelers to coped shaped gable with lower convex curves, steps up to upper concave curves, a pedimental head. Left return has some exposed framing on first floor with through tension bracing, behind front cell a lean-to outshut and a ridge stack, towards rear a boarded architraved door with a fanlight, C20 sashes and casements. Rear gable end external C20 stack, exposed plates and double purlins. To rear a half glazed door with a fanlight into main range cross passage through a full height early C18 gabled stair bay from later range with a gabled dormer. Main range to rear has a C19 lean-to with 2 single glazing bar sashes and a C20 addition. Interior: C17 range has indented stop chamfered cross axial binding beams, exposed studding of small scantling, a chamfered segmental headed round backed fireplace, cyma moulded heads to posts. Early C18 range has a good original dogleg staircase of 4 flights, elaborate turned balusters, square capped newel posts, broad moulded handrail; first floor front chamber has a bolection moulded overmantel to a panelled fireplace surround, box cornice. The house formerly had a C19 mill building attached to its left end. Partially within and formerly listed in Rickinghall Superior Civil Parish (q.v.).
Listing NGR: TM0463675714
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 439911
- 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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