Bellcage To North Side Of Churchyard is a Grade II* listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1955. A C16 Bellhouse.
Bellcage To North Side Of Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- dark-arch-rush
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1955
- Type
- Bellhouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TM 0734 EAST BERGHOLT RECTORY HILL (North Side)
6/47 Bellcage to North Side of Churchyard
22.2.55
GV II*
Bellhouse. Probably late C16. Timber-framed on red brick plinth. Plain tile roof. Rectangular on plan. Plank and muntin lower wall with open lattice work above. Door to left with long strap hinges. Overhanging steeply-pitched hipped gableted roof. Interior contains bell frame with five bells, one dated 1450. Some wall posts jowled. Posts to centre of each wall with knees support tie beams. Roof of lower level of butt purlins with clasped purlins above. Built to house the bells after the erection of the west tower of St Mary's Church (qv) was abandoned. Said to have been resited from the east side of the church in C18 at the request of Joseph Chaplin of Old Hall (qv). Paterson T F, East Bergholt in Suffolk 1923 pp 90-95 Pevsner N, Suffolk 2nd ed 1974 p 196
Listing NGR: TM0704134484
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