Premises Occupied by Scarffs (Deep Freeze), Castle House and Adjoining Shop Premises is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1961. Commercial premises.
Premises Occupied by Scarffs (Deep Freeze), Castle House and Adjoining Shop Premises
- WRENN ID
- ancient-latch-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk MP: Nick Timothy (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 December 1961
- Type
- Commercial premises
- OS grid reference
- TL 769 452
- Coordinates
- 52.07721, 0.58097
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The premises occupied by Scarffs (Deep Freeze), Castle House, and the adjoining shop premises is a 16th-century timber-framed and plastered building that was formerly known as the Boar and Griffon Inn. A will from 1640 indicates that it belonged to Gabriel Golding. The building transitioned to business use in the early 18th century. It features a main block with two separate additions at the south-west end, standing two stories tall with attics. The main block was refronted in the 18th century, showcasing a parapet and a paired modillion cornice. It has a five-window range with double-hung sashes that include glazing bars, all set in cased frames. The entrance features a six-panel door topped by a rectangular fanlight, framed by a wooden doorcase with slender half-columns and a cornice. There is a 20th-century shop front at the north-east end. The roof is tiled and includes one segmental-headed dormer. The adjoining addition on the south-west end is also two stories high with a two-window range and 20th-century casements. The second extension, likely a stable block, includes a carriage entrance at the south-west end and features two stories and attics. Its windows have fixed lights with glazing bars, and the ground floor has a 20th-century shop front. The roof is tiled and has two tall gabled dormers. This building is part of a group of listed buildings in Well Lane and surrounding streets.
Local climate
Premises Occupied by Scarffs (Deep Freeze), Castle House and Adjoining Shop Premises sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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