78, Burton End

HAVERHILL

TL6645 BURTON END 816-1/5/1 (North side) 24/02/93 No.78

II

Two houses, now one dwelling. Mid C17 with C19 alterations; converted to one dwelling c1953, with further alterations. Timber-framed, rendered and colourwashed in panels; roofs thatched in water reed with brick stacks. L-shaped on plan. EXTERIOR: single storey and dormer attic; 3-window front. To right of centre, 6-panel door with glazed upper panels, approached by 2 steps, in gabled porch. One late C19 2-light small-pane casement window to right and left; at far left, one early C19 8/8 unhorned sash. Gabled dormer has C20 2-light casement. External gable-end stack to right end. Single-storey rear wing has axial stack. INTERIOR: not inspected, but 1993 survey decribes chamfered bridging beams in 2 rooms. Upper floor in rear wing has wide oak floorboards and oak joists. Evidence of fairly heavy frame, nearly all concealed. C19 newel stair in rear wing. An internal stack in front range removed mid C20.

Listing NGR: TL6649145372