White Hart House
WHITE HART HOUSE, 59 AND 60, CROSS STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1372435
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1992
- List Entry Name:
- White Hart House
- Statutory Address:
- WHITE HART HOUSE, 59 AND 60, CROSS STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1372435
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1992
- List Entry Name:
- White Hart House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WHITE HART HOUSE, 59 AND 60, CROSS 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:
- WHITE HART HOUSE, 59 AND 60, CROSS STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Babergh (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sudbury
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 86794 41022
Details
SUDBURY CROSS STREET TL 8641 (west side) 2/10000 Nos 59 and 60, White Hart House
GV II
House. Latterly a public house. C14-C17, in several phases, the medieval core comprising an H-plan house. C18 and C19 alterations, principally to range fronting street. Timber framed, the facade cased in painted brick, the remainder rendered. Slated roof to Cross Street, the remainder with old clay plaintiles. 2 storeys and attic. Front range in 3 bays, with coupled 6x6-paned sash windows in flush frames under cambered brick arches. In centre an unaltered early C2O public house front with pilasters supporting pulvinated frieze, panelled stall rises with single-pane windows above and matching door in 2 leaves. To each side are identical doorways recessed under semi-circular brick arches, with 6-panel doors. To extreme left and right are further coupled sash windows, those to left with 2x2 panes. Wrought iron bracket for inn sign. 2 cross-axial stacks. 2 gabled wings project to rear, one with a heavy axial stack. Interior: Most of frame concealed. Cl4 rear wing to right has plain crown-post roof with thick 2-way bracing and a face-pegged splayed scarf joint to the collar purlin. Former service wing to left in 3 bays, the narrow rear bay for a chimney: one original knee brace to ceiling beam on ground floor, first floor cupboard with arched head; original crown-post roof lost apart from one rafter truss, apparently in situ. Hall has mid C16 moulded cross-beams and joists, one narrow bay inserted Cl9 in matching style when room extended to left. Roof over hall reconstructed circa Cl81 re-using old rafters, some sooted.
Listing NGR: TL8679441022
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 361657
- 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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