The Old House (Number 49)

SOUTHWOLD

TM5076 HIGH STREET 588-1/7/53 (South West side) 22/11/71 Nos.49, 51 AND 51A The Old House (No.49) (Formerly Listed as: HIGH STREET (West side) Nos.49 AND 51)

GV II

Terrace of 3 houses; now house, flat and two shops. Mid C18, extended right and left early C19; conversion to present use in mid C20. Colourwashed brick; with roofs of pantiles, plain tiles and slate; internal gable end stack to left, central ridge stack and ridge stack right of centre, the last formerly at gable end. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and dormer attic; 10-window front. 5 centre window bays separated from remainder by giant pilasters with block capitals: right pilaster truncated to allow insertion of recessed door to No.49. No.49: door is 6-panelled with glazed upper panels and approached by steps: to right is subsidiary doorway and additional inserted C20 sash window. No.51: C20 plate glass door in timber doorcase of fluted pilasters with plain entablature, to side of C20 bowed shop display window. No.51A: half-glazed door set in similar timber doorcase, and similar bowed shop display window. All ground floor sashes have 6/6 glazing bars and gauged skewback arches. First floor sashes all with flush frames and 6/6 glazing bars. Dentilled eaves cornice. Gabled roof with two dormers, one hipped and fitted with a 2/2 unhorned sash, the other flat-topped with a 2-light casement. INTERIOR: No.49 has chamfered spine beam with jewel stops.

Listing NGR: TM5065176268