The Pink House

REDGRAVE THE STREET (NORTH EAST TM 07 NW SIDE) 1/86 The Pink House (formerly 29.7.55 listed as Premises approx 75 yards SE of Street Farmhouse) -- II* House, originally with a shop, latterly 2 dwellings. Late C15, stack and floor inserted, part of upper storey rebuilt and reroofed early C17, altered C19. Timber frame, plastered. Thatched roof. 4 bays, originally a 2 bay open hall without a cross passage; storeyed end bays, jettied upper end with a shop and passage below solar. 2 storeys. Jettied upper gable end to road originally had an entrance to left and 2 arched shop windows to right replaced by a 3-light glazing bar casement; large curved brackets to alternate joists, some removed, first floor 3-light casement. Left return originally had no entrance, a later lobby entrance to right of centre with a boarded recessed door, 2 and 3-light glazing bar casements, 2 first floor restored 3-light diamond mullioned windows, ridge stack in hall upper bay, rebuilt cap. Right return has a C19 lean-to and a brick oven outshut towards front, both pantiled; original entrance at lower end of hall blocked, a door into service bay, 3-light casements, restored 3 and 4-light diamond mullioned windows, a 3- light box dormer. To rear a 3-light casement and a half hip. Interior: close studding, 2 service door heads, in hall inserted stop chamfered axial binding beams and fireplace bressumer, domical brick oven. Former shop has original segmental pointed arched door head to front with jointed spandrel pieces, pegs for 2 arched window heads, C17 bar stop chamfered cross axial binding beam on jowled storey posts. Newel stair in front of stack. Solar rebuilt with reverse curved arched braces and studding of smaller scantling. Original open truss posts have rebated sections, a reused raised tie beam on cruck-like pieces, reverse curved arched braces in lower closed truss with a square crown post, arched braces in walling at lower end, collars clasp purlins in C17 roof.

Listing NGR: TM0421978161