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Barns at Hill Farm, Mellis Road Burgate: Historic Building Record |
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Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Hill House lies on high ground in open countryside approximately 500 m east of Burgate church. At the time of the tithe survey in 1840 it formed a large tenanted holding of 159 acres; the farmhouse was shown on the tithe map together with eight detached outbuildings, of which four 17th century structures survive. The grade II-listed farmhouse is a substantial property of Yeoman or minor-gentry status, the most complete and important domestic house on the site was built as a 'unit house' for the accommodation of semi-independent family members. The house was converted into a granary circa 1800 but its frame remained largely intact and contains evidence of a central chimney and south-facing lobby entrance with a hall and parlour of equal proportions on each side. It retains original ceilings on both the ground and upper storeys, together with a clasped-purlin roof. The building was of good quality but at just 10.7 m in length (35 ft) it was unusually compact. The five-bay barn to the north of the site is also of considerable interest as a sophisticated multi-purpose example which combined a three-bay threshing barn with separate stables. A small detached stable adjacent to the barn is also a rare survival with externally trenched wall braces and evidence of a hay loft. Both the barn and the stable have been much altered and fail to meet the English Heritage for individual listing, but the granary merits listing at grade II. |
Author: |
L Alston
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Publisher: |
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2010
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Locations: |
Site: |
BUR 034 Farm buildings at Hill House Farm Burgate |
Parish: |
BURGATE |
District: |
Mid Suffolk |
County: |
Suffolk |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Burgate |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Hill Farm Mellis Road Burgate Historic Building Record Hill House |
Grid Reference: 608716, 275902 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
suffolkc1-84110 |
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SCCAS client report, A4, soft bound, colour
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |