The Brewers Arms Public House

THE BREWERS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, VICTORIA PLACE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1111403
Date first listed:
19-Sept-1974
List Entry Name:
The Brewers Arms Public House
Statutory Address:
THE BREWERS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, VICTORIA PLACE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1111403
Date first listed:
19-Sept-1974
List Entry Name:
The Brewers Arms Public House
Statutory Address 1:
THE BREWERS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, VICTORIA PLACE

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE BREWERS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, VICTORIA PLACE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Essex
District:
Tendring (District Authority)
Parish:
Brightlingsea
National Grid Reference:
TM 08681 16778

Details

BRIGHTLINGSEA VICTORIA PLACE TM 0816-0916 8/68 The Brewers Arms 19.9.74 (Public House)

GV II

Public House. Circa 1691 documented building of possibly earlier origin, with later alterations and additions. Timber framed, plastered front and weatherboarded rear. Double range red plain tiled roofs. Central red brick chimney stacks. 2 storeys and attics with lower ranges to right. 3 flat headed dormers with small paned vertically sliding sashes. 2 similar rear dormers with C19 2 light casements. Dentilled cornice. 3 window range of mainly tripartite small paned vertically sliding sashes. Central 4 panel 2 light door, fluted pilasters with moulded capitals and bases, dentilled soffit to pediment. The right range with a single small paned vertically sliding sash and end chimney stack. Iron gutter brackets. New Street left return, weatherboarded, an attic and 2 first floor small paned vertically sliding sash windows. A blocked shop front with 3 pilasters and fascia, 3 light window, and end window and door. 2 first and 3 ground floor rear windows, one a bow and one with a canopy on brackets. Gabled weatherboarded porch to left. The lower left range with single window, C20 door, canopy on brackets. Philip Sainty - a founder of Yacht building in England, who built the schooner "Pearl" for the Marquis of Anglesea, lived in this building circa 1790 q.v. 8/62. RCHM 4.

Listing NGR: TM0868116778

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Legacy System number:
120195
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
An Inventory of Essex South East, (1923)

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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