Description

BURY ST EDMUNDS

TL8564SW WHITING STREET
639-1/14/730 (West side)
07/08/52 Nos.85 AND 85A
(Formerly Listed as:
WHITING STREET
(West side)
No.85)

GV II

House, now offices. Early to mid C18 with later alterations.
Timber-framed and roughcast; tiled roof with a plain parapet.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, cellar and formerly attics. 4 window
range: sashes with a single vertical glazing bar in flush
cased frames. On the ground storey, one 3-light window on the
right without glazing-bars. 2 gabled C19 dormers. A 6-panel
central door with a blank fanlight has an arched wooden
doorcase with panelled reveals, panelled pilasters and an open
dentil pediment. A second door on the extreme left, with a
plain doorcase and reveals, leads to No.85A on the upper
storey.
INTERIOR: the building was extensively restored in 1970 and it
is difficult to identify any C18 or pre-C18 features inside.
Cellar walls rebricked. Front slope of roof original, with a
very plain late clasped purlin form.

Listing NGR: TL8528664121

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26561578

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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