St Mary's House (Now Flats) and Former Stables to North East of St Mary's House is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. House. 3 related planning applications.
St Mary's House (Now Flats) and Former Stables to North East of St Mary's House
- WRENN ID
- dusk-iron-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Lowestoft MP: Jess Asato (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- House
- Address
- St Mary's House (Now Flats) and Former Stables to North East of St Mary's House, Ballygate, Beccles, NR34 9NF
- OS grid reference
- TM 418 900
- Coordinates
- 52.45508, 1.55838
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Mary's House, now converted into flats, is an early 19th-century building located on Ballygate. It is two storeys tall and constructed of Suffolk yellow brick, featuring a wood modillion cornice and slate roofing. The building has a plinth and five sash windows with glazing bars and flat arches. The entrance includes a six-panel door with a patterned fanlight, set in a wooden case with panelled reveals that extend under an arch, supported by Doric three-quarter columns and a modillion entablature.
Historically, St Mary's House was occupied by a series of headmasters from a school established by Dr. Henry Falconbridge, whose will dated 1712 became effective in 1770 after the death of intervening beneficiaries. Dr. Falconbridge designated St Mary's for use as a school, which operated in various buildings, including the Town Hall. In the 20th century, the extensive stabling associated with the house was converted into schoolrooms. A modern tablet displaying the Falconbridge coat of arms and inscribed with "HF17 1712" was installed to commemorate the school's origins.
Local climate
St Mary's House (Now Flats) and Former Stables to North East of St Mary's House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
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- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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