Crown Hill Bakery

BOTESDALE THE STREET, CROWN HILL TM 0475 (SOUTH EAST SIDE) 6/32 Crown Hill Bakery - GV II House with shop, latterly a public house. Early to mid C16, extended C17 or C18, raised C19, altered C20. Timber frame, roughcast. Machine tiled roof. 4 bay 3 cell cross entry plan. 2 storeys. Half glazed doors to right of centre in cross entry position and to left into shop with a large pane window, C20 3-light casements. Axial ridge stack to left of centre between hall and parlour, possibly inserted in original smoke bay, rebuilt capping. To rear right an added pantiled bay, lean-to addition to rear centre, bakery outbuildings to rear left. Interior: frame largely concealed, chamfered axial binding beams with an arched brace in cross passage to service end binding beam, traces of close studding, a large arched brace in right end wall, a closed truss at lower end of 1 bay hall chamber with reverse curved arched braces, cambered tie beams. Square crown posts in closed trusses at upper end of hall chamber and in right end wall, reverse curved tension braces to tie beams, mortices for braces to collar purlin. Eaves raised with a C19 side purlin roof.

Listing NGR: TM0482375869