Gate House Lloyds Bank

The Gate House at Lloyds Bank is a house and bank located on Debenham High Street, dating back to the early 16th century. The building features a range that fronts the street, with the ground floor comprising No. 7, and a 15th-century carriage entrance adjacent to it. There is a later 16th-century wing at the rear. The structure is timber framed with old panelled plasterwork on the upper floor and has plaintiled roofs. It stands two storeys high.

No. 7 has two single-paned tripartite sash windows flanked by pilaster strips, and a central pilastered doorway with a six-panel door. A continuous frieze and cornice run above. On the upper floor, there are two sash windows with glazing bars. The carriage entrance to the right, which is contemporary with No. 9, is part of No. 7A. It is supported by an arched-braced embattled beam, with posts on each side that have carved buttress-shafts and solid brackets supporting the jettied loft above. Each post has a mortice for a brace to prevent accidental damage to the structure.

The rear wing features two diamond-mullioned windows, with others exposed inside, and has an internal stack with a 19th-century red brick shaft. Inside, the upper floor of the front range retains intact framing with the sill of an oriel window. The original roof remains, featuring a chamfered crown-post over the center with two-way bracing to the collar purlin. Most of the rafter trusses have been altered, and butt purlins have been inserted. This crown-post roof extends over the earlier carriage entrance. The two-cell rear wing has a substantially intact frame and a butt purlin roof, with a newel stair. The front cell has a cross-beamed ceiling, and two of the compartments display 17th-century motifs of Tudor roses, fleur-de-lys, and foliage.