White Gate

RICKINGHALL SUPERIOR THE STREET (SOUTH EAST TM 0475 SIDE) 6/155 White Gate - -- II House, latterly 2 dwellings. Early C17, parlour bay rebuilt C18, extended C19. Timber frame with clay lump additions, some brick casing, all plastered. Steeply pitched plaintiled roof with machine tiles and pantiles to rear. 3 cell lobby entry plan. 2 storeys and attic. Entrance to right of centre, an architraved 4 panelled door, to left an architraved 16 pane glazing bar sash, to right a C20 architraved cross casement, hoodboards. First floor two 4:8 pane architraved sashes. Axial ridge stack to right of centre between hall and parlour, red brick quoining to C18 dark brick cap. Right end is C20 brick cased with a first floor 3-light casement. Left end has a C19 external stack towards front, a first floor architraved 16 pane sash, attic 5-light octagonal mullioned window. To rear left a C19 2 storey lean-to with a half glazed door and a 4:8 pane sash in outer return, to rear right a C19 1 storey lean-to with brick cased end. Interior: close studding with chamfered mid-rails, hall has an axial binding beam, ogee stop chamfered fireplace bressumer, a chamfered doorway in rear wall; parlour and part of stack all rebuilt, stairs in front of stack. First floor reverse cranked arched braces in walling and an internal partition, 4-light octagonal mullioned window openings to rear rebated for glass, hall chamber chamfered 4-centred arched fireplace; collars and halved principals clasp purlins, arched windbraces.

Listing NGR: TM0432375397