History in Structure

Merryvale House

A Grade II Listed Building in Ashfield cum Thorpe, Suffolk

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2125 / 52°12'44"N

Longitude: 1.233 / 1°13'58"E

OS Eastings: 620970

OS Northings: 262065

OS Grid: TM209620

Mapcode National: GBR VMD.6KY

Mapcode Global: VHLB2.BN69

Plus Code: 9F43666M+X6

Entry Name: Merryvale House

Listing Date: 9 December 1955

Last Amended: 24 June 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1032336

English Heritage Legacy ID: 281434

ID on this website: 101032336

Location: Ashfield Cum Thorpe, Mid Suffolk, IP14

County: Suffolk

District: Mid Suffolk

Civil Parish: Ashfield cum Thorpe

Traditional County: Suffolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk

Church of England Parish: Ashfield-cum-Thorpe St Mary

Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich

Tagged with: House Thatched cottage

Find accommodation in
Debenham

Description


ASHFIELD CUM THORPE THE STREET
TM 26 SW

5/10 Merryvale House
9/12/55 (formerly listed as
Merryvale)

- II

Former farmhouse. Early C16 with c.1600 stack and parlour addition to right.
Restored 1930's. Timber framed and rendered. Thatched roof, hipped over
service end to left. 3-cell, cross-entry type. 2 storeys and attic. Various
casement windows of C20. Remains of small upper window of c.1600 below stack.
C20 plank door and gabled porch built of re-used timbers, the 2-centred
entrance arch a former medieval doorway; these timbers are said to come from a
house at Easton. Stack has original axial shaft. Later gable stack to left.
Interior. Some exposed studding; reverse-curved braces to earlier phase.
Incomplete diamond-mullioned window in hall chamber. One 4-centre arched
service doorway, now blocked, and evidence for the other. Hall ceiling has
very heavy plain joists, only partly exposed; the bridging beam had a shafted
soffit and was knee-braced to the wallposts. Arched-braced cambered tie beam
over hall chamber. Roof was of coupled-rafter form, still intact over upper
bay of hall where it is sooted. Remainder of roof, unsooted, is largely
rebuilt. Timbers in upper bay of hall chamber are also sooted, suggesting an
original timber flue extending only to first floor level. Parlour end has
contemporary upper ceiling and clasped purlin roof. Intact parlour chamber
fireplace. 2 small C17 cupboards to side of hall fireplace.


Listing NGR: TM2097062065

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.