Description

TM 26 SW EARL SOHAM

8/28 Earl Soham
25.10.51 Lodge

GV II*

Former manor house. C16 to left hand side and probably to rear;
front range added 1789; early C20 rear wing. Earlier parts
timber framed, mainly brick cased but plastered to rear; front
range of red brick; plaintiled roofs. 2 storeys and attic. 5
window range, 2:1:2, sashes with glazing bars in flush frames,
flat brick arches, 2 later French windows to right hand side;
central doorway with inset 6-panel door, the upper 4 panels
glazed, rectangular fanlight with glazing bars, panelled
reveals, sunk pilasters, enriched frieze and pedimented dentil
cornice supported by scrolled console brackets; 3 gabled dormers
with leaded windows, wooden modillion eaves cornice. Left hand
wing cased in matching red brick; the gable end has a good stack
with 3 detached octagonal flues with moulded bases and caps. The
rear range has several C18 mullion and transom windows with
square and diamond leaded panes. The main ground floor room of
the left hand wing has roll-moulded main beams and cornice, some
roll-moulded joists and some C16 panelling; original attic
stairs. Later part has a well staircase with carved ends to the
treads. Moated site.

Listing NGR: TM2321063471

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546005

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)