Description

HALL STREET
1.
5377 (West Side)
Long Melford
Brook House
TL 8645 21/525 10.1.53.
II* GV

2.
A C16 and C17 timber-framed and plastered house with later alterations.
There are cross wings on the north and south ends, with jettied upper
storeys on exposed joists and shaped brackets. The timber-framing is
exposed on the front, with modern brick nogging. 2 storeys. 3 window
range, 3-light double-hung sashes with glazing bars, fluted mullions and
cornices. A large gabled porch projects on the front (said to have been
brought from the West Midlands and added to the front). It has carved
bargeboards, and corner posts with carved figures of a man and woman.
On the north and south sides there are 5 Tudor arched side lights. The
porch bears the date 1610. The house is considerably altered at the rear.

Listing NGR: TL8642945909

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17533750

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas