The Old Almshouses is a Grade II* listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1949. A Early Modern Almshouses. 1 related planning application.
The Old Almshouses
- WRENN ID
- brooding-copper-peregrine
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1949
- Type
- Almshouses
- Period
- Early Modern
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Almshouses are a historic building located at Steeple End, built in the late 17th century, following a donation from William Cary, who passed away in 1686. Although the current structure dates from this period, there is a mention of almshouses on the site as early as 1478, suggesting that some materials or elements from an earlier building may have been reused.
This two-storey building features an attic and has three gabled dormers with three-light mullion transom windows, which are adorned with diamond-pane leaded lights. The exterior is constructed of red brick and includes decorative bands, Dutch gabled ends, and elliptical windows at the attic level. The road-facing side has three mullion transom casements on each floor. The interior was originally divided into twelve single rooms, accessible via spiral staircases, and has vertical boarded doors set in six-inch solid frames. The roof is tiled.
The Old Almshouses, along with No 1 Church Farm Lane and Nos 14 to 17, form an important group of buildings situated directly opposite the Church of St Mary.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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