Town House
TOWN HOUSE, CHURCH HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1115636
- Date first listed:
- 21-Dec-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Town House
- Statutory Address:
- TOWN HOUSE, CHURCH HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1115636
- Date first listed:
- 21-Dec-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Town House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWN HOUSE, CHURCH HILL
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:
- TOWN HOUSE, CHURCH HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Finchingfield
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 68591 32842
Details
TL 6832 FINCHINGFIELD CHURCH HILL (north side)
7/20 Town House 21.12.67
GV II
House. Late medieval and C17. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 2-bay crosswing of a medieval hall house, of which the remainder has been demolished, and C17 3-bay range to right with central stack, forming a lobby-entrance to SE. Single-storey lean-to extension with slate roof to rear of right end, C19. Crosswing of 2 storeys, main range of 2 storeys and attics. 4-window range of C20 casements. C20 door. The crosswing has some exposed studding, jowled posts, a cambered central tiebeam with arched braces to it for a crownpost roof, but roof rebuilt in clasped purlin form in C16/C17. It has an underbuilt jetty, but the structure is concealed, and an C18 cellar. The main range has 2 large wood-burning hearths, the left one with an original side cupboard with door on butterfly hinges, and chamfered transverse and axial beams with lamb's tongue stops. The joists, where visible, are of vertical section and plain. Clasped purlin roof. RCHM 15.
Listing NGR: TL6859132842
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 115163
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex North West, (1916)
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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