9, Double Street

This is a late 16th and early 17th century house, originally divided into two dwellings, with later alterations. The building stands on the north-west side of Double Street, Framlingham. It is timber-framed and now rendered with plaintiled roofs and overhanging eaves. The right-hand end of the building is a later addition, with a raised roof slope that has a shallower pitch and lower ridge than the original roof. An internal chimney-stack is visible, featuring a plain red brick shaft. The upper floor has four small-paned sash windows in flush frames, while the ground floor has two similar windows. A former early 19th century shop window and door, now beneath a single entablature supported by three panelled pilasters, is also present. A recessed four-panelled entrance door, with a moulded entablature and panelled pilasters, provides access. The oldest part of the house contains a much-altered lobby-entrance area, with good, plain timber framing visible internally, including long arched braces at the corners and several blocked original windows. The two bays at the right end have exposed roof timbers on the upper floor, featuring one row of butt purlins, one of clasped purlins, straight windbraces, and narrow diminished principals. A small 19th century extension on the left side, now used as a garage with a room above, has double doors.