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Bedingfield Almshouses

A Grade II Listed Building in Eye, Suffolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3227 / 52°19'21"N

Longitude: 1.1455 / 1°8'43"E

OS Eastings: 614456

OS Northings: 274055

OS Grid: TM144740

Mapcode National: GBR TJL.8DZ

Mapcode Global: VHL9F.SWXB

Plus Code: 9F4384FW+35

Entry Name: Bedingfield Almshouses

Listing Date: 20 October 1971

Last Amended: 12 February 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1334413

English Heritage Legacy ID: 468371

ID on this website: 101334413

Location: Eye, Mid Suffolk, IP23

County: Suffolk

District: Mid Suffolk

Civil Parish: Eye

Built-Up Area: Eye (Mid Suffolk)

Traditional County: Suffolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk

Church of England Parish: Eye St Peter and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich

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Description



EYE

TM1474 LAMBSETH STREET
585-1/5/119 (East side)
20/10/71 Nos.26-32 (Even)
Bedingfield Almshouses
(Formerly Listed as:
LAMBSETH STREET
(East side)
Nos.28 AND 30)

GV II

Almshouses. Founded 1636 by Nicholas Bedingfield, rebuilt
1850, converted 1975-77 for 3 occupations. Red brick with blue
brick diapering. Roof of fish-scale tiles.
One storey. 5-window range. Facade with 3 projecting gables,
the outer ones with straight parapets on kneelers, the centre
one with shaped gable on kneelers. Gables each with one
3-light stone mullioned window under stilted head. Separating
gables is a 2-light mullioned window and one
vertically-panelled door. Further entrance on left end. Over
gable windows are stone inscriptions scrolls: Rebuilt...Anno
Domini...MDCCCL. Gabled roof. 2 transverse ridge stacks with
twin decorated circular flues.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
(Paine C: The History of Eye: Diss: 1993-: 34).

Listing NGR: TM1446374052

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