Description

THURTON HALL ROAD, North
TG 30 SW side
High House
2/58
- II

House, now sub-divided. C17 and later; red brick with steeply-pitched
pantiled roofs. Two storeys and 2½ storeys. The earlier range to the east
a fragment of a larger C17 house: one ground floor and two first floor
sashes with glazing bars; the ground floor sash with a segmental head and
set in a reduced opening. Crow-stepped east gable with moulded brick eaves
oversailing and rebuilt internal chimney stack. C20 attic casement in west
gable. One course platband at first floor level. Later single-storey
gabled extension at east gable. Later lower two-storey range to west: four
window range, sashes with glazing bars and C20 casements. Two entrance
doors, one half glazed. Plain brick string course. One chimney stack on
ridge line, internal stack at west gable. On the north side, a large
blocked first floor window opening in earlier range; pantiled lean-to
below. Much rebuilt gabled projection to north, two storeys, C20 casements,
the walls of ground floor level contain much flintwork. The earlier range
contains two good C17 fireplaces with panelled overmantles; contemporary
winding stair beside stack.

Listing NGR: TG3328400486

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26462735

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings