Honister House

TM 0475 6/9 29.7.55

BOTESDALE MARKET PLACE (NORTH EAST SIDE) Honister House (formerly listed as Premises occupied by Chilvers (Drapery Stores))

GV II

House, formerly 2 dwellings with a brush factory. Mid C17 with C16 origins, altered c.1830, extended later C19. Timber frame, plastered, some weatherboarding. Steeply pitched pantiled roofs. 2 cell, 3 bay, 2 storey and attic main block; 2 bay, 2 storey section to right has earlier origins, C19 former factory additions to far right. Main block has a central entrance, early C19 vertically panelled door with a pointed arched head, plain surround, elaborate doorhead in a loosely Tudor style, pendant drops, jewel lozenges, pulvinated frieze and dentillations to a cyma cornice. Flanking early C19 3- light cavetto mullion and transom glazing bar casements with hoodmoulds, three 2-light gabled dormers, external white brick end stacks, that to left as part of Drapery Stores (q.v.), that to right with a rebuilt cap. Lower 2 bays to right have an entrance in a C20 porch to right, glazing bar casements, moulded coved eaves, rebuilt cross axial ridge stack to right of centre. Former factory to right is as a 2 bay 2 storey house with a shallower roof pitch, central boarded door, glazing bar casements, top hung on first floor. Right end lean-to with a former coach-house beyond with segmental headed double doors. To rear from main range a central 2 storey lean-to with a first floor leaded cross casement, 1 storey lean-to to right; behind lower build a 1 storey and attic part brick gabled bay projects; C19 addition has 2 external stacks and beaded weatherboarding to rear. Interior: early C19 slung dogleg staircase with slat balusters, bar and indent ogee stop chamfered cross axial binding beams, butt purlin roof with tension windbracing, in lower section an edge halved scarf joint, frame largely concealed.

Listing NGR: TM0478875876