17, Westgate Street

17 Westgate Street is a house located in Bury St Edmunds, built in the 18th century with early 19th-century additions. The building features red brick construction, a plain parapet, and a wood modillion cornice, topped with plaintiled roofs arranged in two ranges parallel to the street.

The house is two storeys high, with attics and cellars, and has a five-window range consisting of 12-pane sash windows, all of which are 20th-century replacements. There are three flat-headed dormers with 6-pane sash windows. The central entrance boasts a six-panel door set within a doorcase that has panelled reveals and pilasters, topped by an open pediment adorned with Greek key ornamentation, Greek fret dentils, and moulded console brackets. The cellar openings are segmental-headed and are protected by ornamental iron railings.

To the east side of the front, there is a single-storey 19th-century red brick extension that features a parapet, wood modillion eaves cornice, a plaintiled roof, and two small-paned sash windows arranged in a tripartite design. At the rear, there is another extension that includes sash windows with slatted shutters.

Inside, the cellar is lined with brick and contains wine bins. The entrance hall showcases remnants of limestone flags with black dots and features a fine original dog-leg staircase with vase-on-reel balusters. Internal window shutters have raised fielded panels, and there are dado rails throughout. The house contains several notable fireplaces: one to the left of the entry with an eared architrave and dentils, another to the right of the entry, and one in a rear room, all featuring ornate eared architraves. Additionally, a moulded marble surround may date back to the 18th century.