Description

FRESSINGFIELD
TM 27 NE
6/6
- Moat Farmhouse
-- II

Farmhouse. Late C16/early C17 with mid-late C17 rear addition. C19
alterations. Timber framed, encased in C19 red brick with white brick
quoining. Roof of glazed black pantiles. 3-cell, lobby entrance type. 3
windows, C19 large-pane casements under segmental arches. C19 gabled porch
(contemporary with facade) with scalloped bargeboards, a C19 4-panel entrance
door and plain rectangular fanlight. Internal stack, the shaft rebuilt in
early C20. Much of the frame is exposed internally. The hall has an ovolo-
moulded bridging beam and matching cornice. Arched brick fireplace in hall
chamber. One of the service rooms has an ovolo-moulded doorway, probably the
original outside doorway re-used. Original newel stairs (both flights) and
several old doors. Remains of medieval moat.

Listing NGR: TM2704675429

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26284414

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Recommended Books

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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)