Newells

Newells is a house located on Southgate Street in Bury St Edmunds, dating from the early 17th century and early 18th century. It features a timber-framed structure that is rendered, with roughcast on the west gable, and a 20th-century plain tiled roof.

The building is two storeys high and consists of three bays, positioned gable-on to the street. On the first storey, there is a single 16-pane sash window set in a flush cased frame. The ground storey includes a square bay supported by wooden posts, which contains a small-paned former shop window. The doorcase features a moulded architrave and a flat cornice hood, with a six-panel door that is now half glazed. At the rear, there is a red brick chimney stack with two attached square shafts set diagonally on a square base.

Inside, there is a small cellar beneath the west bay, with walls made of flint rubble and random brick, and flat joists that are partially exposed. The cellar contains the supporting base of a chimney stack made of 18th-century brick, although the fireplace on the ground storey has been partly blocked and the chimney shaft removed. The two rear bays have exposed plain ceiling joists, a main beam, and studding along the north wall. One fireplace has been infilled with blue and white Delft tiles, while the upper fireplace features a rounded back and a small timber lintel, with traces of original red ochre colouring and lining on the brick.

On the upper storey, some exposed studding can be seen in the apex of the gable. To provide adequate headroom, the open truss lacks a tie-beam; instead, the principal rafters rest on the backs of the main posts and are connected by a low collar. The roof structure has undergone significant alterations, with insertions from the 18th century and later, including a ridge-piece.