Sutherland House
SUTHERLAND HOUSE, 56, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1384369
- Date first listed:
- 21-Apr-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Sutherland House
- Statutory Address:
- SUTHERLAND HOUSE, 56, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1384369
- Date first listed:
- 21-Apr-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Sutherland House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SUTHERLAND HOUSE, 56, HIGH 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:
- SUTHERLAND HOUSE, 56, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Southwold
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 50667 76289
Details
SOUTHWOLD
TM5076 HIGH STREET
588-1/7/56 (North East side)
21/04/49 No.56
Sutherland House
GV II*
House, now restaurant. Mid C15; remodelled in brick in early
C19. Timber frame encased in rendered and colourwashed brick;
black-glazed pantile roof with rebuilt central ridge stack.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey 3-window front. Ground floor with two
6-panelled doors within plain doorcases with consoles beneath
flat hoods: door to right is half-glazed. Two 6/6 unhorned
sashes to left of ground floor, in flush frames, and two
similar sashes immediately above. Right bay of elevation with
one unhorned tripartite sash to each floor with glazing bars
arranged: 2/2, 6/6, 2/2.
INTERIOR: not inspected but known to contain the following.
Early C16 mullioned windows recovered during restoration of
1960s. One ground and one first-floor room with plaster
cornice of grape and vine motifs. Plaster ceilings have
variety of motifs: fleur-de-lys, sea-horses, roses and Greek
honeysuckle ornament. These ceilings probably of 1672,
inserted for stay of Duke of York (later James II) who was
Admiral of the Fleet at time of battle of Sole Bay.
(Bottomley A & Hutchinson J: Discovering Southwold: Southwold:
1988-: 25; Jenkins AB: A Hundred Years of Southwold in
Photographs: Southwold: 1983-: 18; Previous listing
description: London: 1971-: 21).
Listing NGR: TM5066776289
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484803
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Bottomley, A, Hutchinson, J, Discovering Southwold, (1988)
Jenkins, A B, A Hundred Years of Southwold in Photographs, (1983), 18
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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