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Portland House

A Grade II Listed Building in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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Latitude: 52.2429 / 52°14'34"N

Longitude: 0.712 / 0°42'43"E

OS Eastings: 585254

OS Northings: 263984

OS Grid: TL852639

Mapcode National: GBR QF0.6V4

Mapcode Global: VHKD4.9W7H

Plus Code: 9F426PV6+4Q

Entry Name: Portland House

Listing Date: 7 August 1952

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1363710

English Heritage Legacy ID: 466869

ID on this website: 101363710

Location: Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, IP33

County: Suffolk

District: West Suffolk

Civil Parish: Bury St Edmunds

Built-Up Area: Bury St Edmunds

Traditional County: Suffolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk

Church of England Parish: Bury St Edmunds St Mary

Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich

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Description



BURY ST EDMUNDS

TL8563NW GUILDHALL STREET
639-1/15/396 (West side)
07/08/52 No.74
Portland House

GV II

House, now divided into flats. Early to mid C18.
Timber-framed, fronted in red brick; plaintiled roof with a
wood modillion eaves cornice.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, attics and cellar. 5 window range,
arranged 2:1:2 with the centre breaking forward slightly: all
12-pane sashes in flush cased frames with flat gauged arches.
A raised brick band between the storeys and another
immediately below the cornice. 3 hipped dormers have
small-paned casement windows. The recessed central 6-panel
door is set in a Gibbs surround with rusticated architraves,
cornice and pediment.
INTERIOR: not inspected, but said to have been completely
modernised, with all historic features concealed or removed.
(BOE: Pevsner N: Radcliffe E: Suffolk: London: 1974-: 151).

Listing NGR: TL8525463984

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