No 5 And Well And Wellhouse On North

LITTLE GADDESDEN RINGSHALL SP 91 SE (West side) 1/211 No. 5 and Well - and Wellhouse on N

GV II

House and well and wellhouse adjoining on N. Well early C19 in its present form. House probably C15 former aisled hall altered in C17 and C18 centuries and divided in C19 as Nos. 5 and 6. Timber frame brick cased with steep old red tile roofs. Wellhouse timber framed with herringbone red brick infill, linking Nos. 5 and 3, with tiled roof and gabled central entrance. Tall wood-cased pump with finial and panelled front (W) and rear, panelled stone rectangular trough, and wrought-iron S-curved handle on N side. No. 5 extends into the S end of this structure. House of 1½ storeys facing W with lobby-entry, internal chimney plan, stair to rear of stack, rear outshut, axial floor beams, and 2 3-light casement windows at different heights, central door (disused), blocked door at end and present door at N with a window to RH to extension in wellhouse. 3 gabled dormers at eaves and central chimney in the front roofslope. Interior said to have massive tie-beam with rebated moulded crown post and 4-way bracing. Collar-purlin with splayed and tabled joint, and surviving aisle. (RCHM Typescript).

Listing NGR: SP9844314316