Site Event/Activity record ESF21290 - Farm Buildings at Stanny House Farm Historic Building Record
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Location
Location | Farm Buildings at Stanny House Farm, High Street, Iken |
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Grid reference | Centred TM 433 554 (38m by 35m) |
Map sheet | TM45NW |
Civil Parish | IKEN, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Stanny House Farm lies overlooking Iken Marshes adjoining the River Alde to the north and east. The site is of some antiquity and includes a timber-framed and thatched barn of the 16th century, but no buildings are listed. At the time of the1840 tithe survey the farm was 365 acres. The stable which is the subject of this report was almost certainly built by Sir Richard Wallace who purchased and refurbished the whole estate of which the farm was a part. The stable extends to 35.2m in length by 17m in width and consists of a two-storied northern range with a hay loft flanked by single-storied shelter-sheds serving a southern yard. The lower storey contains a pair of almost identical stables, one of which retains its original hay rack and manger with evidence of stall divisions (the latter probably secondary), separated by a central tack room with original harness hooks. The wall fabric is exceptionally well preserved, retaining its original loft windows incorporating wooden louvers operated by revolving spindles, although two additional loft doors have been inserted to the south. Despite its considerable historic interest as a major piece of Victorian estate architecture the building is probably not of sufficient national significance to meet the strict English Heritage criteria for listing in its own right. A historic buildings record was produced for this stable, prior to its conversion.
Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes
Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known
Associated Identifiers:
HER event no. IKN 108
Sitecode IKN 108
Planning Application No. C/08/2115
Project Type: Building Recording
Methods and Techniques: Measured Survey, Photographic Survey, Survey/Recording Of Fabric/Structure
Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16
Site status: None
Current Land use: Other 3 - Built over
Monument Type(s)/Period(s): STABLE Post Medieval
Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None
PROJECT LOCATION
Area 598.40 Square metres
Grid Reference: TM433554 Point
PROJECT CREATOR(S)
Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body
Design originator: Edward Martin
Director/Manager: David Gill
Supervisor: Leigh Alston
DIGITAL ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
ID: IKN 108
Contents: other
Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text
PAPER ARCHIVE
Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
ID: IKN 108
Contents: other
Media: Correspondence, Report
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript)
Title: Farm Buildings at Stanny House Farm, Iken, Suffolk, IKN 108, Historic Building Record
Author(s)/Editor(s): Alston, L.
Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report
Date: 2011
Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS
Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds
Description: A4, comb bound, white cover with colour photograph, two appendices (also available in pdf format)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF54261 Unpublished document: Alston, L.. 2011. Historic Building Record: Farm Buildings at Stanny House Farm, Iken, Suffolk.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- IKN 108 Farmstead: Stanny House Farm (Brickkiln Farm) (Farmstead)
Record last edited
Jan 11 2012 3:11PM