Horndon House And Stable Block

Horndon House is a house, dating to the later 17th century, with 18th and 19th century rear extensions, located on Garland Street, Bury St Edmunds. The house is timber-framed and rendered, with 20th century comb pargeting to the upper storey. It has a plaintiled roof with a wide eaves overhang and a plaster cornice, complemented by 19th century pierced and fluted bargeboards and spike finials. The original rear wall features two red brick chimney-stacks with tall rectangular shafts and corbelled heads.

The exterior presents a two-storey, attic, and cellar design with a five-window range arranged 2:1:2, the central section slightly projecting. Upper floor windows are 12-pane sashes with heavy ovolo-moulded glazing bars in flush cased frames, while ground floor windows have a single vertical glazing bar. A raised stucco band separates the storeys. Three hipped dormers, each with a cornice and small-paned sliding sash window, are present. The central entrance features a six-panelled door in a plain wooden surround, above which sits a fanlight with arched Gothick glazing bars. The south gable’s first-floor and attic sash windows have 19th century hood-moulds. A timber-framed and rendered extension on the right presents fluted bargeboards and a canted bay with a steep tiled roof and sash windows. A two-story white brick extension on the left provides two upper-floor sash windows with vertical glazing bars only. A later single-storey white brick range extends from the south end, featuring a shallow-pitched slate roof, a plain modillion eaves cornice, and a six-window range of sashes with single vertical glazing bars in plain reveals, flat red brick arches, and stone sills. The change in brickwork between the third and fourth windows indicates a construction in two phases. This range, originally a doctor's consulting room, is now a separate house.

Horndon House has been occupied by four generations of doctors since 1870 and remains in the same family ownership. The interior includes a cellar with stone-lined walls, and decorative features typical of high-quality later 17th century work. Ground floor rooms are fully panelled with molded cornices, and original six-panel doors with bolection-moulded surrounds include several corner fireplaces with bolection mouldings. A notable feature is the open well staircase with barley-sugar twist balusters, square newel posts, a moulded handrail, and a panelled dado.

A stable block, linked to the house on the southeast, dates to the early 19th century and originally accommodated four horses, with fittings for three stalls surviving. The front wall is in white brick, while other walls are a mix of red brick, stone, and flint. The south gable is built into the boundary wall, and the roof is slate-covered. A wide segmental-arched doorway, featuring a fanlight with radiating glazing bars and a lunette on each side, completes the stable's architecture.