32, FIRS CHASE
32, FIRS CHASE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1031867
- Date first listed:
- 21-Aug-2002
- List Entry Name:
- 32, FIRS CHASE
- Statutory Address:
- 32, FIRS CHASE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1031867
- Date first listed:
- 21-Aug-2002
- List Entry Name:
- 32, FIRS CHASE
- Statutory Address 1:
- 32, FIRS CHASE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 32, FIRS CHASE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Colchester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- West Mersea
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 00393 12873
Details
WEST MERSEA
986/0/10045 FIRS CHASE
21-AUG-02 32
II
Service range, now a separate house. C18 and later. Timber-framed and weather-boarded with brick chimney stacks and pitched tiled roof.
PLAN: Pair of ranges with outshut to right and forming the service range of the attached No. 32 The Firs (q.v.).
EXTERIOR: Pair of gabled ranges with C20 windows at ground and first floor. Entrance now to right hand side with early-C20 door. Outshut to right with cat-slide roof.
INTERIOR: Main room within right-hand range with stone flag floor. Chamfered beam with joists. Exposed timber-framing to walls. C18 built-in cupboards, 1 to corner open with curved shelves. Large central stack to rear with C18 brickwork served the kitchen, now with C20 fireplace covering bressumer. Framed partitions to room at left with chamfered beam, exposed joists and C18 corner cupboard with shaped shelves. Wood stair to first floor with wide plank floorboards throughout. To right, bedroom with small case-iron fireplace. Small plank door to crawl space exposing wall framing to rear of No. 30, wall plate, lathe and plaster finish, and brick chimneystack. Bedrooms to left with wall plates exposed. 2-panel doors with L-hinges. C18 corner cupboard.
No. 32 retains much of its form, plan, timber-framing, joinery and brick stack as an C18 service range to the earlier house at No. 30 (q.v.) with which it forms a good group in this historic fishing community of West Mersea.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 489761
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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