The Ancient House, High Street, Clare, Suffolk
Built as a priest's house and dated 1473, the Ancient House is a good example of pargetting (decorative plaster work) which was an East Anglian tradition.
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Built as a priest's house and dated 1473, the Ancient House is a good example of pargetting (decorative plaster work) which was an East Anglian tradition.
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