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Latitude: 52.3379 / 52°20'16"N
Longitude: 0.9954 / 0°59'43"E
OS Eastings: 604161
OS Northings: 275315
OS Grid: TM041753
Mapcode National: GBR SGW.DGB
Mapcode Global: VHKCX.6HKM
Plus Code: 9F428XQW+55
Entry Name: The Old Chequers
Listing Date: 16 March 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1359124
English Heritage Legacy ID: 439909
ID on this website: 101359124
Location: Rickinghall, Mid Suffolk, IP22
County: Suffolk
District: Mid Suffolk
Civil Parish: Rickinghall Inferior
Built-Up Area: Rickinghall
Traditional County: Suffolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk
Church of England Parish: Redgrave cum Botesdale with the Rickinghalls
Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Tagged with: Architectural structure
RICKINGHALL INFERIOR THE STREET (NORTH WEST
TM 0475
SIDE)
6/122 The Old Chequers
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-- II
House, latterly a public house and 2 dwellings. Mid to late C16, extended mid
C17, part raised and extended C19, altered C20. Timber frame, roughcast.
Clay lump addition. Black glazed and red pantiled roofs. Originally 2 cell
cross entry plan with an external end stack, parlour added and later stable
block to rear to form an L on plan. 2 storeys. Entrance towards left in
original cross entry position, a boarded door, shaped brackets to hoodboard,
C20 2-light casements. To far right a C20 lean-to with a second entrance into
parlour. Eaves raised to front. Large axial ridge stack to right of centre
between hall and parlour was built in 2 phases, rebuilt cap. Right end attic
hatch, steep pitch to rear with an exposed C17 purlin. Left end added
external stack. To rear centre an early lean-to addition. To rear left C19 2
storey clay lump stable/hay loft with a small lean-to on outer return, a ridge
stack, inner entrances and a loft hatch. Interior: hall has some exposed
close studding, a stop chamfered cross axial binding beam, parlour has an
indented ogee stop chamfered axial binding beam, through tension bracing in
end wall, fireplace bressumer has a reset panel with date 1652 and stopped
triple ovolo moulding. First floor reverse cranked and straight arched braces
in walling, early bays retain queen post roof with arched braces to
plates/purlins.
Listing NGR: TM0416175315
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