Crabtree Farmhouse
CRABTREE FARMHOUSE, COLCHESTER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1111405
- Date first listed:
- 10-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Crabtree Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- CRABTREE FARMHOUSE, COLCHESTER ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/13365/27
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1111405
- Date first listed:
- 10-Apr-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Crabtree Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- CRABTREE FARMHOUSE, COLCHESTER ROAD
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:
- CRABTREE FARMHOUSE, COLCHESTER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Tendring (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Bentley
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 10792 23479
Details
GREAT BENTLEY COLCHESTER ROAD TM 12 SW 4/82 Crabtrees Farmhouse
- II
House. C16 or earlier left range, C18 right range, C19 red brick rear range and other alterations and extensions. Timber framed and plastered. Red plain tiled roofs, that to right range hipped. Chimney stack to right of left range. 2 window range of vertically sliding sashes with glazing bars to left range. The right C18 range faces west, ashlar line plastered, projecting eaves with brackets, of 3 bays, the central bay bowed. First floor right and left 2 light casements, central window blocked. Ground floor right and left tall tripartite casements with glazing bars. Central bowed doorway, top lights to door. Interior features include, inglenook fireplace, mantel beam over, chamfered bridging joists, exposed wall studs, 2 square headed service doorways (now blocked) to living room, restored mullion window to rear wall, halved and bridled top plate scarf. Stairs by chimney and C18 stairs to front range. 2 C18 corner cupboards, one not in-situ and a C18 cupboard range in a bedroom not in-situ. Moulded cornice to C18 rooms, C18 cast iron hob grate, the C18 windows with panels under open inwards, probably to allow access for furniture. The C19 build has a scratch date 1822. Newspapers dated 1782 and 1892 were found during repairs to the roofs and are still in the owners possession. Shown as Crabstalks on Chapman and Andre Map 1777.
Listing NGR: TM1079223479
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 120201
- 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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