Alresford Hall
ALRESFORD HALL, FORD LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1111422
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Alresford Hall
- Statutory Address:
- ALRESFORD HALL, FORD LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1111422
- Date first listed:
- 21-Feb-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Alresford Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- ALRESFORD HALL, FORD LANE
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:
- ALRESFORD HALL, FORD LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Tendring (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Alresford
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 07314 20489
Details
ALRESFORD OFF FORD LANE TM 02 SE (east side)
3/1 ALRESFORD PARK
21.2.50 Alresford Hall
GV II
House. Early C18 of earlier origin. Red brick with black headers. Red plain tiled roofs, hipped to central range. Forward left and right gabled wings. Red brick chimney stacks to left and right of wings and rear right of main range. An earlier red brick chimney stack in English bond now incorporated in rear left wall. Various rear ranges. 2 storeys and attics. 4 square headed dormers to central range. Raised centre to parapet, moulded stone coping and cornice. Moulded stone pediments and cornices to wings. 1:7:1 window range of small paned vertically sliding sashes, brick segmental heads to first floor. Ground floor wings each with tall 4-light windows with glazing bars, central range 3:3 tall windows with glazing bars, brick segmental heads. Later central red brick flat headed porch, moulded timber doorway. Glazed door, round headed fanlight over. Interior contains may panelled doors with moulded architraves, moulded wainscots etc. Simple panel plastering and fluted pilasters to main front room. Moulded ceiling cornices. Panelled shutters to windows. Inlaid parquet floor to front room. Several marble and coloured stone fireplaces, one with urns and fluting. Fireplace from elsewhere with carved wood birds, lions and fruit. Some good cast iron grates. Arches to hall and landing. Moulded string and turned balusters to staircase. The Alresford Estate was purchased in 1720 by Captain Matthew Martin, a director of the East India Company who had carried a £200,000 cargo, in the Indiaman "Marlborough", through a French squadron and was awarded £1,000 by the East India Company for this achievement, he owned property in Wivenhoe and was twice MP for Colchester. "Kelly's Directory" 1912, "Essex at Work" A F J Brown (1969).
Listing NGR: TM0731420489
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 120135
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Brown, A F J, Essex at Work, (1969)
Kellys Directory in Essex, (1912)
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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