Description

REDGRAVE THE STREET(SOUTH WEST
TM 0477
SIDE)
5/102 Dunromin and The Gables
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GV II
House, formerly a public house, with attached barn, now 2 dwellings. Early
C16, floor and stack inserted early C17, altered C19. Timber frame,
plastered. Pantiled roofs. Originally an open hall of 2 bays with a 3 bay
lower cross wing extending to rear to form an L on plan, stack inserted in
cross passage. 1 storey and attic with 2 storey cross wing. Entrance in
cross passage position to right of main range, a boarded door with a
hoodboard, to left a transomed 3-light part opening metal frame casement,
largely leaded, hoodboard, a 2-light glazing bar gabled dormer. On ridge at
lower end of hall a large axial ridge stack. Cross wing to right has a ground
floor 4-light C20 casement, first floor paired 2-light glazing bar casements,
pentice board. Left gable end clay lump and pantiled lean-to addition with a
transomed 3-light part opening leaded casement to front, similar window in
attic, hoodboards, exposed purlins. Right return added stack and lean-to
outshut from rear bay of cross wing. To rear: 2 light casements, gable end of
cross wing has shaped brackets to plates, exposed purlins, pentice boards;
main range boarded door and a 2-light dormer. Interior: frame largely
concealed, hall has inserted indented stop chamfered cross axial binding beam
and stop chamfered fireplace bressumer, a stop chamfered post between 2
original service doorways, edge halved scarf joints in wall plates, open truss
removed. Cross wing has close studding, large curved and reverse curved
arched braces in walling, arched braces to cambered tie beams with pegs for
crown posts and downward braces in closed truss, a C17 leaded window in former
open truss, 3-light diamond mullioned window openings, ceiled above tie beams.
To right a projecting C20 brick porch with a half glazed door serves as a link
to part converted barn; late C16, altered C20. Timber frame, plastered and
weatherboarded. Steeply pitched pantiled roof. 6 or 7 bays. To front a half
glazed door and a canted bay window to left, central double doors with a
stable door to right, an inserted stack towards left with a hatch opening in
left gable. Weatherboarded right end and to rear with a stable door and 2-
light casements. Interior: full height studding with straight arched braces
in walling, inserted floor, arched braces to tie beams, lower butt purlins and
upper clasped purlins with arched braces from principals to cambered collars.
Formerly the Old Fox Public House.

Listing NGR: TM0443077972

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26532972

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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