Botolph House With Front Railings

BOTESDALE THE STREET (SOUTH EAST TM 0475 SIDE) 6/26 Botolph House with Front - Railings GV II House. Early to mid C17, remodelled early C19 for R. Sword; 'RS 1824' on an outbuilding (not listed). Timber frame, pebbledashed. Steeply pitched hipped slate roof. 3 cell lobby entry plan. 2 storeys. 5 window front. Ground floor: entrance in a C19 gabled porch to right of centre with a part raised 6 panelled architraved door, wavy bargeboards, small stained glass round headed lights in returns; to centre a C20 canted bay window of 4:12:4 lights, elsewhere architraved glazing bar sashes. First floor 3:6 pane architraved sashes, eaves cornice. To right of centre an axial ridge stack, cap rebuilt in white brick, early C19 ridge stack to left of centre. Right end early C19 ground floor bow window to parlour, 3 glazing bar casements with blind boxes, projecting cornice with wave moulding, leaded semi-conical head; first floor 2-light casement. To rear mixed casements, a boarded door at service end, a lean-to to right with a 16 pane sash. Interior: indented stop chamfered axial binding beams, early C19 reeding in parlour, double butt purlin roof. Attached at front left are early C19 iron railings on a low white brick plinth, colonnettes with acorn finials, panels with wrought iron anthemion ornament, spear headed rails; flanking front gate are chamfered timber posts, moulded caps with acorn finials; to right railings curve around bow with a second gate, openwork piers with quatrefoil ornament, moulded caps with acorn finials.

Listing NGR: TM0491475963