Bensons
BENSONS, HARLOW COMMON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1111640
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Bensons
- Statutory Address:
- BENSONS, HARLOW COMMON
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1111640
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Bensons
- Statutory Address 1:
- BENSONS, HARLOW COMMON
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:
- BENSONS, HARLOW COMMON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Harlow (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 48132 08919
Details
The following building shall be included:-
EPPING FOREST HARLOW COMMON TL 40 NE 4.14 Bensons II House. Probably C16 remodelled in Cl7 and altered and extended in C20. Timber box frame with fairly close studding and plastered panels. Plain tile roof with gableted half-hipped ends. Rendered brick axial stack. 3-bay plan, its service end on right (east) and hall at centre originally both open to the roof. 1 storey and attic. Asymmetrical 3-bay south front. To left of centre a large gabled 2-storey bay window; to right and left C20 single storey bay windows, all with C20 casements. C20 glazed door to right of centre. C20 bay window on left (west) end and C20 rendered single storey outshuts at rear.
Interior: Central room, former hall, has chamfered axial beam with bar stops, chamfered joists with stepped concave stops and C20 brick fireplace. Right hand (east) former service room is open to roof (but ceiled above collar) showing curved wind-braces to clasped purlins. The partition between service room and former screens passage has wide opening below low tie-beam with straight braces and studding at either end and closed above with vertical studding. The left hand (west) room, now open to roof and showing full-height partition at high end of hall with straight braces below tie beam and studding. Jowled wall-posts, large low well-plates and wall studding exposed and without side girts. Only the roof space over the service end was accessible above the collars, where the common rafters are not smoke-blackened.
Listing NGR: TL4813208919
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 119602
- 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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