White House

MICKFIELD LITTLE STONHAM ROAD TM 16 SW 2/149 White House - - II

Former farmhouse. C16 with major alterations of early C17; refronted 1910 as dated on building. Timber-framed and plastered; partly encased 1910 in red brick, now painted. Thatched roof with various chimneys of red brick; one of early C17 has a pilaster on the sides and a moulded string near the base. Mainly large-pane sashes of 1910, with 4-panelled entrance door recessed in single-storey extension. Probably mid C16 core, with arch-braced close- studding, unchamfered floor joists, and evidence for diamond-mullioned windows. Major early C17 remodelling: the C16 coupled-rafter roof was given principals and two tiers of butt-purlins (the upper tier wind-braced), attics were inserted, and the earlier joists given chamfers with ornate stops. Back- to-back parlour and chamber fireplaces with flat chamfered heads and original hearths. A fine early C17 plaster ceiling has vinescroll friezes and large cartouches with central pendant motifs. A late C17 dog-leg stair has heavy balustrading and barley-sugar twist balusters. Some bolection-moulded joinery of c.1700.

Listing NGR: TM1295861718