House Immediately West Of The Retreat

HOXNE HECKFIELD GREEN, TM 17 NE CHICKERING ROAD 8/92 House immediately west of The Retreat GV II House. C15, the upper end rebuilt C16-C17. Timber framed with textured plasterwork. Thatched roof, originally hipped over service end, 1 1/2 storeys. A former open hall house, probably of 3-cell form. 3 windows, C19 casements except for one mid C20 standard window to right. The ground floor windows have wooden hoodmoulds. One eyebrow dormer and one with small lean-to type pantiled roof. Mid C20 gabled porch and 4-panel door. Internal stack and gable stack to right. Small one storey pantiled wing to left. Queen-post roof over hall. Open truss now removed but evidence for the arched braces to it can be seen on the wallposts. Lower end wall of hall is intact. Evidence for original 6-light diamond mullioned hall window. Stack inserted against upper end of hall in C17. Inserted floor (joists not visible) probably of same date.

Listing NGR: TM1884376058