Description

BURY ST EDMUNDS

TL8563NE SOUTHGATE STREET
639-1/11/577 (West side)
No.146

GV II

House, probably originally of Wealden type. C15 and later; C19
front, altered, with rear extensions, c1970. Timber-framed and
rendered; slate roof with a paired modillion eaves cornice.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 3 windows to the 1st storey and 2 to the
ground storey, all C20 replacement sashes. Central C20
panelled door set in plain reveals with a blank semicircular
fanlight over.
INTERIOR: cellar with C19 flint and brick walling. The frame
is in 2 bays with part of a 3rd. On the left, one bay,
formerly jettied, with the remains of 2 medieval service
rooms: main beam with a stud partition removed; indications of
the position of 2 doorways; rough heavy wall-framing and
joists. The associated open hall was replaced in the C17 and
it is not clear how long it was originally. The ground storey
ceiling joists are set on edge. No framing is exposed on the
upper storey and the roof timbers have been replaced.

Listing NGR: TL8582463740

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26562042

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Recommended Books

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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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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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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)