76A High Street

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL5338 HIGH STREET 669-1/1/219 (East side) 01/11/72 No.76A

GV II

Cottage. C16 and later. Timber-framed and rendered with gabled plain tile roof. 2 storeys with timber-framed catslide lean-to to rear with gault brick flank. Stack near centre on ridge line. Front has long horizontal 12 paned window on first floor and 2 linked 12 paned double-hung sashes on ground floor. Off centre doorcase with moulded cornice, panel over door, door with 6 panels, the top 2 glazed. Flight of steps with wrought-iron handrails and bootscrapers. Double-hung sash window to right of door lights No.76 (qv) adjoining this side.

Exposed N flank has pentise board on brackets and iron street name plate inscribed `Stock Yard' and small window of glass sheets. House consists of one surviving bay of C16 house with jowled posts and curved external wall braces to S flank. Remnants of 4-centred arched door head in S end of front wall.

N wall was open, arched braced truss indicating that house extended in this direction. Early C17 inserted stack with salt niche in rear wall of fireplace opening.

Listing NGR: TL5378438243

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This is part of the Series: IOE01/0547 IOE Records taken by Dominic Davey; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mr Dominic Davey. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project