Pykenham'S Gateway And Brick Boundary Wall

Pykenham's Gateway and brick boundary wall is a 15th-century structure attributed to William Pykenham, who became Archdeacon of Suffolk in 1471 and Dean and Rector of Hadleigh in 1472, dying in 1497. He also constructed the Deanery Tower at Hadleigh. The gateway originally featured the initials W P and a fish, likely a pike, in one of the spandrels, although these details have worn away. It has a four-centred arch and a two-light, four-centred arched window with latticed leaded lights, moulded brick mullions, hood moulds, and chamfered reveals. The gateway is topped with a crow-stepped gable, which has been rebuilt.

At the rear, there is a timber-framed and plastered wing extending west on the first storey, showcasing exposed timber-framing and a three-light mullioned window with arched lattice leaded lights. The gable jetties on a moulded bressumer, with the apex also slightly projecting on a moulded bressumer. A small gabled wing extends south with a jettied upper storey and a two-light casement window.

A high brick wall runs south for about 70 feet. The north end features a small entrance with a four-centred arch with shafts and capitals, while the south end has a large four-centred arched carriageway. The north section of the wall has a tiled capping, and the south section has a sloping brick capping with brick dentils.

All the listed buildings in Northgate Street, except the Garden Wall to No 9, form a group with No 43 (Great White Horse Hotel) on Tavern Street, No 2 Great Colman Street, and part of Nos 2 to 12 (even) on St Margaret's Plain.