Description

RICKINGHALL SUPERIOR THE STREET (NORTH WEST
TM 0475
SIDE)
6/162 The Uplands
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GV II
House. C17 with earlier origins possible, part brick cased and extended mid
to late C18, further extended early C19. Timber frame with red brick casing
and extensions, all plastered and whitewashed. Steeply pitched plaintiled
roofs with some black glazed pantiles. A 3 cell main range with 2 cells to
right, a square bay and lean-to's added to rear. 2 storeys with an attic in
main range. Gable end of main range to road is C18 brick with moulded
kneelers to a tumbled-in parapet, an entrance to left with a recessed
architraved part glazed, part raised, fielded 6 panelled door. Right return
has part opening 2-light glazing bar casements with an early leaded pane on
first floor to left, a pantiled lean-to outshut from left bay, 2 box dormers,
an internal axial ridge stack to left or front bay. To right or rear a lower
2 cell range, 3 and 4-light glazing bar casements, shallower pitch to hipped
roof with pantiles to rear. Left return from front has a small 2 storey flat
roofed early C19 addition with steps up to double recessed part raised,
fielded 6 panelled doors, reeded architrave with roundels in frieze, traceried
fanlight in a gauged brick round arched head, on first floor a 4:4 pane sash
and a 3-light casement with gauged brick flat arched heads, boarded eaves with
triglyphs, modillions. A tall C18 block projects behind this addition, to
front a ground floor 16 pane and first floor 4:8 pane sash with gauged brick
flat arched heads, coved eaves, an almost pyramidal hipped roof, a large axial
stack in valley where main range meets added block, a 3-light hipped dormer to
rear. To rear right another addition with a hipped roof. Interior not
inspected. The house was probably associated with a tannery in the C18 and
C19.

Listing NGR: TM0455875629

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26551617

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