White House Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1988. Farmhouse.

White House Farmhouse

WRENN ID
old-chamber-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1988
Type
Farmhouse
Address
White House Farmhouse, Bedfield
OS grid reference
TM 233 654
Coordinates
52.24206, 1.27072
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

White House Farmhouse is a farmhouse with an early 17th century L-shaped core, likely accompanied by an 18th century dairy wing to the east. The older section was remodeled in the mid 19th century. The original part is timber framed and faced in white brick, topped with a hipped slated roof from the 19th century. The dairy wing is constructed of colourwashed brick with a plain tiled roof. The building has two storeys, with the main front facing south-west.

The symmetrical mid 19th century facade features flanking pilaster strips and two inset sash windows under flat lintels, with 16 panes on the ground floor and 12 panes on the upper floor. There are brick hoodmoulds above the windows. A contemporary one-storey brick porch has an embattled parapet and a four-panel door, with the upper panels being glazed. The side windows of the porch have pointed-arch glazing bars. A central stack features a white brick shaft.

Inside, the main components of the early 17th century frame are exposed on the upper floor, showcasing ovolo-moulded floor beams. One upper room boasts an ornamental plaster ceiling, with each quarter containing four panels bordered by pomegranate foliage and Tudor roses, although part of the design near each side wall is missing. This ceiling is positioned above the level of the original and likely dates from the later 17th century. A mid 19th century well stair with stick balusters is also present.

Local climate

White House Farmhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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