Church House is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1955. Farmhouse.

Church House

WRENN ID
stubborn-sandstone-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1955
Type
Farmhouse
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Church House is a farmhouse dating from the 16th century, built in two phases, with alterations made in the 19th century. It features a timber frame and plaster exterior, topped with a hipped roof covered in concrete plain tiles. At the rear, there are remnants of old panelled plasterwork. The building has two storeys and an attic, with five windows that are mostly large-paned sashes in flush frames. There are herringbone-slatted windows in the right-hand bay and one mid-20th century casement window on the ground floor.

The farmhouse has two doorways, each featuring a six-panel fielded door flanked by reeded pilasters, with a frieze and cornice above. Inside, there are two internal stacks, and the interior has been Victorianized, concealing most of the original timbers. In the hall, there is a striking upper part of a boldly-carved early 17th-century overmantel, likely relocated from another site. This elaborate piece includes vine foliage, a central winged figure, and a cornice supported by four crouching figures. The hall also boasts a moulded cross-beamed ceiling, although part of the original room has been lost due to the insertion of the stack. One of the cross beam soffits is cased with three sections of enriched Ionic pilasters from the early 17th century, and there are some 17th-century panelled doors present.

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