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Falcon's Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Rickinghall Superior, Suffolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3221 / 52°19'19"N

Longitude: 0.9963 / 0°59'46"E

OS Eastings: 604295

OS Northings: 273559

OS Grid: TM042735

Mapcode National: GBR SH2.DPZ

Mapcode Global: VHKCX.7W1R

Plus Code: 9F428XCW+RG

Entry Name: Falcon's Hall

Listing Date: 29 July 1955

Last Amended: 16 March 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1241180

English Heritage Legacy ID: 440136

ID on this website: 101241180

Location: Candle Street, Mid Suffolk, IP22

County: Suffolk

District: Mid Suffolk

Civil Parish: Rickinghall Superior

Traditional County: Suffolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk

Church of England Parish: Redgrave cum Botesdale with the Rickinghalls

Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich

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Description


RICKINGHALL SUPERIOR FINNINGHAM ROAD (SOUTH
TM 07 SW
WEST SIDE)
3/146 Falcon's Hall (formerly
29.7.55 listed as Facon's Hall)
GV II
Farmhouse. Early C17, possibly with C16 origins, altered and extended C19 and
C20. Timber frame, plastered. Steeply pitched machine tiled and pantiled
roofs, with some slate to rear. Broad 3 cell cross entry plan with parlour
end as a 2 bay jettied cross wing, possibly part of earlier building. 2
storeys and attic. Entrance in cross entry position to left of centre, an
early C19 recessed architraved part glazed 6 panelled door, shaped brackets to
a pedimental hood; to left a 6 pane glazing bar casement, to right dual 2-
light casements, hoodboards. First floor 3-light and dual 2-light casements.
Parlour cross wing has a ground floor 3-light casement, jetty on 2 curved
brackets, first floor 3-light casement, exposed plates and purlins. Offset
plinth, boxed eaves, a 4-light dormer over hall. Axial stack on main ridge
between hall and parlour has 3 conjoined hexagonal shafts, that to parlour an
addition. Right return 2 first floor 3-light casements. Left gable end 2 and
3-light casements, exposed plates and double purlins, a service door towards
rear. To rear 2 lights in cross wing gable, behind hall a C19 lean-to with a
catslide roof. C20 lean-to beyond with a half glazed door; an internal
kitchen stack to rear of service bay behind which is a C19 timber frame or
clay lump backhouse with a slate roof, mixed casements, a loft hatch, left end
stack. Interior: frame largely concealed, hall has an ovolo moulded binding
beam, parlour end has an exposed stop chamfered post of large scantling,
cambered tie beams. C18 cellar. A plan of 1599 shows a 5 bay triple gable
fronted house bearing no resemblance to the existing building. Formerly known
as Facon's Hall. A partly moated site (East Anglian Miscellany, 1930, pp.1-
25).


Listing NGR: TM0429573559

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