Description

This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14/04/2016

SD 30 SE
7/108

MELLING
BREWERY LANE
(west side)

Wood Hall and wall to north of front garden
11.10.68
II
House. Late C17 with later alterations. Brick with stone
dressings, stone slate roof. Front facade probably C18.
Stone base and quoins, cornice. Windows have wedge lintels
and are sashed with glazing bars. Central entrance with
architrave, pulvinated frieze and consoled pediment; door
has 2 lower fielded panels and glazed upper part. Stone
with royal arms and "IR" (possibly James II) above, probably
re-used. 4 gable-end stacks. Rear has varied fenestration.
Interior has some chamfered beams with stepped stops and some
6-panel doors with H-hinges with short straps. Stone wall
approx. 50 m. long runs to north of right-hand angle of
front facade. House connected with recusant Molyneux
family, reported to have been used for Catholic worship
(possible priest hole next to chimney breast). James II
believed to have stayed at the house.

Listing NGR: SD3799400398

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26495429

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  For the Record
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]