Dover House And Garden Wall Adjoining On West

TL 9270-9370 IXWORTH STOW ROAD (SOUTH SIDE)

5/60 Dover House and garden wall adjoining on west

GV II*

Farmhouse. C15. 2 storeys: 4 bays: Wealden type, with 2 storied ends jettied on street frontage only. Timber framed, plastered, and pargetted on the front with the remains of comb patterning. At each end of the upper storey are panels with a simple 'Tree of Life' design. C.1960 plastering in panels to sides and rear. Half-hipped, plaintiled roof. Internal chimney-stack with C20 shafts of traditional design. 4 cross windows to ground floor, the 2 centre windows with triangular pediments: 4 2-light casements to upper storey: all windows with c.1970 square leading replacing old lights in same style. 6-panel fielded door. Fine interior, with medieval and C16 features. Crown-post roof. Carved and moulded inserted ceiling in hall. Hall and parlour fireplaces with lintels carved with running leaf designs: in hall, a cinquefoil brick arcade above. Illustrated in Basil Oliver's 'Old Houses and Village Buildings in East Anglia' plate XLVIII. For a detailed account, see also Procs. Suffolk Institute of Archaeology, Vol. XXIX, Pt.3, 1964. A high boundary wall along the road frontage adjoins the west end of Dover House, linking it with Cyder House. C19. Random flint, with red brick piers and capping. 4 bays. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: TL9315770252