Description

NEEDHAM MARKET BRIDGE STREET
TM 0855

3/51 Nos. 4 and 6.

9.12.55
II

Two houses. Built early C16 as a 2-cell house, with integral shop beyond
cross-passage. 2 storeys. Timber-framed and plastered; the upper floor is
long-wall jettied towards the street. Exposed joist-ends on knees; the
timber-framing is exposed from lst floor upwards with close-studwork and long
tension braces. Plaintiled roof with end chimneys of red brick. Early C19
small-pane sashes; that to No.6 has panelled external shutters. Boarded C19
entrance doors. The arched head of the original entrance doorway is exposed
internally. The upper storey was originally undivided, with arched-braced
tie-beams and square crown-posts with 2-way plank braces; it may therefore
have been a workshop. A large chimney stack with single open fireplace within
a narrower bay at the end of the hall. A C17 2-storey wing to rear. No.4 was
restored 1985.

Listing NGR: TM0882255149

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26525324

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