Description

NEEDHAM MARKET HIGH STREET (WEST)
TM 0855

3/90 Nos. 91 and 91a

9.12.55

- II

Two houses, built as one 3-cell open-hall house in C15. 2 storeys. Timber-
framed and roughcast; a deep coved plaster eaves cornice of early C18.
Plaintiled roof. A massive rear C17 chimney of narrow gault brick and another
of C20 red brick. Mid C19 sashes with large panes, one with side lights. C20
4-panelled entrance doors, the upper panels glazed. A C20 garage doorway with
segmental head. Most of the timber-framing is concealed, and the open truss
from the 2-bay hall has apparently been removed. The remainder of the
crownpost roof is complete, with smoke-blackening above the hall. Studwork is
quite widely-spaced. A mid C16 rear wing is jettied along one side wall on
brackets; a moulded binding joist and other framing is exposed; complete plain
crownpost roof with 2-way plank bracing.

Listing NGR: TM0878655084

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26552599

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)