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The Old Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet, Suffolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5186 / 52°31'7"N

Longitude: 1.6609 / 1°39'39"E

OS Eastings: 648468

OS Northings: 297496

OS Grid: TM484974

Mapcode National: GBR YSM.0RG

Mapcode Global: VHM66.QYXL

Plus Code: 9F43GM96+F9

Entry Name: The Old Farmhouse

Listing Date: 29 January 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1197949

English Heritage Legacy ID: 282384

ID on this website: 101197949

Location: Somerleyton, East Suffolk, NR32

County: Suffolk

District: East Suffolk

Civil Parish: Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet

Traditional County: Suffolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk

Church of England Parish: Somerleyton St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

Tagged with: Farmhouse

Description


SOMERLEYTON THE GREEN TM 49 NE 4/33 The Old Farmhouse GV II Former farmhouse. C18 core, considerably altered c.1850 by John Thomas when it was converted into a pair of estate cottages. Converted back to one dwelling mid C20. Whitewashed brick with a roof of glazed pantiles. Picturesque style. 1½ storeys. 3 windows, 2-light casements with leaded lattice panes; segmental arches. The upper windows are gabled half-dormers. The gable windows facing the green are mid C20 insertions in matching style. Asymmetrical doorway with gabled timber porch and mid C20 door. Wavy bargeboards to main gables. Internal stack with a group of 5 tall square flues. The only older house to be incorporated in the model village of estate workers' cottages built around the green for Sir Morton Peto to the designs of Thomas.

Listing NGR: TM4846897496

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