Description

BURY ST EDMUNDS

TL8563NW COLLEGE STREET
639-1/15/270 (East side)
12/07/72 Nos.18 AND 20
Davors Cottage (No.18), Angel
Cottage (No.20)
(Formerly Listed as:
COLLEGE STREET
Nos.18-20 (Consecutive))

GV II

A single range, now a pair of houses, formerly a row of 4
cottages. Late C16/early C17; extensively restored in 1964.
Timber-framed with the timbers exposed on the upper storey at
front and rear; render to ground storey. Plaintiled roof. 2
internal chimney-stacks.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 6 window range, all C20 2-light
casements; random C20 fenestration to the ground storey and 3
plain boarded doors.
INTERIOR: both halves of the building are in 3 bays with main
beams exposed, on the upper storey with housings for long
braces. In No.18 the trimmers have scroll stops, and 2
internal cross-beams are set on edge, possibly indicating a
former smoke-bay. In No.20 a large ornate early C18
fireplace-surround with cast-iron panels at the sides, one
with the figure of a man and the other of a woman, each
enclosed by an arbour-like decoration, was introduced during
the 1964 restoration and is said to have come from Cavenham
Hall. Roofs not seen.

Listing NGR: TL8545463922

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26540530

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