The General Wolfe is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1986. House, former farmhouse, public house. 5 related planning applications.

The General Wolfe

WRENN ID
distant-tower-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Country
England
Date first listed
24 April 1986
Type
House, former farmhouse, public house
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Probably originally a farmhouse, it was used as a public house until 1952 and is now a private residence. The building largely dates to the late 16th and early 17th centuries, with a later 17th-century wing at the rear. A smaller, earlier core exists within the structure. It is timber-framed and plastered, with a roof of modern plain tiles in the front. The rear wing has cement render and glazed black pantiles.

The building has a half-H plan, with flanking cross-wings that project forward; the left wing has been extended in a later phase. It is two storeys high, with attics. Windows vary, including 19th-century small-paned sash windows in the wings, an early 20th-century tripartite sash window on the ground floor of the right wing, a mid-20th century showroom window to the left wing, and casement windows along the centre range. A particularly notable feature is a good 18th or early 19th-century three-light window on the ground floor of the centre range. A 19th-century six-panel door, with the upper two panels glazed, is present. A 20th-century open lean-to extends across the centre. An axial stack, positioned between the hall and parlour wing, has four attached shafts arranged in a cross shape.

The interior has been altered, notably the left wing, which has been gutted on the ground floor. A notably long parlour occupies the whole ground floor of the right wing. Both the hall and parlour have plain joists. At the rear of the left wing, a small section of framing is visible at a lower level than the main structure, likely part of an earlier range. The roof over the central range has clasped purlins and cranked wind-bracing.

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