Description

TM 0735 EAST BERGHOLT GASTON STREET
(Last Side)

6/27 The Gothics, Little Gothics,
Commandree
22.2.55

GV II

House with additional ranges, now forming 3 dwellings. Late C15 house with probable
C17 additions and mid C19 remodelling. Timber-framed, rendered. Plain tiles, red
brick stacks. Original house had open hall range with jettied cross wing to left
and service wing to right. Projecting added cross wing to each side, that to right
of 2 builds. Further additions to right and rear. Mid C19 remodelling in Tudor
style. 2 storeys, except for former hall range which is now one storey and attic.
C15 range: internal evidence for original cross passage entry to right, remodelled
to form lobby-entry to left adjacent to jettied wing. C20 door. C19 mullion and
transom windows throughout, square bay to ground floor of jettied wing. 2 gabled
dormers. Upper part of ridge stack rebuilt. Gabled added cross wings are jettied
to front and have similar detailing. Bargeboards to gables. Rear section of right
wing has mansard roof. Interior: Little Gothics now occupies the hall range and
ground floor of service range to right. Framing exposed including studded walls.
Original cross passage doors and paired service doors (one renewed) with chamfered
Tudor arches. C16 ceiling with moulded beams with leaf stops and moulded joists.
Inglenook, somewhat remodelled, with chamfered bressummer. Section of inserted
C17 panelling. Kitchen in former service range retains cross beam with mortices
for original partition wall. Attic: the hall crown post and tie beam have been
renewed but a C20 post has been inserted to support the original capital and braces
which survive together with the rest of the roof. Front wall plate shows diamond
mortices and shutter groove of original hall window. Interior of The Gothics not
inspected.

Listing NGR: TM0703634713

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26574770

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Devon (Pevsner 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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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair