Description

SP 91 NW IVINGHOE HIGH STREET

4/69 Town Hall (formerly listed as Old Court House and Market)

18.10.66

GV II

Parish hall, formerly a market with court room above. Originally C16-C17, mostly rebuilt early-mid C19, restored C20. Ground floor is roughcast, first floor is timber framed with herringbone brick infill and is jettied to front on shaped stone brackets. C20 tile roof, flanking brick chimneys with square shafts set diagonally, 2 to left, 3 to right. 1½ storeys, 5 bays. Ground floor has barred sash windows, 5-pane to left, paired to right, those to centre bays with paired and single sashes in canted bay windows. Tall narrow sashes flank central door in pointed arch. Sashes in right bay have 4-centred heads and stone Tudor hoodmould. First floor has gabled semi-dormers with cusped bargeboards and finials, and tall arched sash windows with arched lights. Gables and rear are of brick, the rear with C18 and C19 extensions. RCHM II p. 157 Mon. 6

Listing NGR: SP9447716115

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record