Chief's Farmhouse
CHIEF'S FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106281
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Chief's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- CHIEF'S FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106281
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Chief's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHIEF'S FARMHOUSE
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:
- CHIEF'S FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Bardfield
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 69450 30576
Details
TL 63 SE GREAT BARDFIELD WALTHAM'S CROSS
3/208 Chief's Farmhouse
GV II
House. C17, altered in C18 and C19. Timber framed, plastered with facade of painted red brick in Flemish bond, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 4 bays facing S, with internal stack against rear wall in second bay from left end. Single-storey extension to right, with end stack, C19. Single-storey lean-to extension to left, C18/C19. 2 storeys and attics. On ground floor, 3 C20 sashes, and one early C19 sash of 9 lights. On first floor, 4 early C19 sashes of 9 lights. C20 door. The interior has jowled posts, primary straight bracing, axial beams with lamb's tongue stops, plain joists, clasped purlin roof. A large wood-burning hearth facing to right has original salt recess and bread oven, with modern replacement door. The C20 door is in the original position, forming a lobby-entrance with original newel stair S of the stack, ascending from ground to attics. Upper part of stack (approx. from attic floor level) rebuilt.
Listing NGR: TL6945030576
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 115347
- 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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