Great Graces

GREAT GRACES, GRACES LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1122072
Date first listed:
29-Dec-1952
List Entry Name:
Great Graces
Statutory Address:
GREAT GRACES, GRACES LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1122072
Date first listed:
29-Dec-1952
List Entry Name:
Great Graces
Statutory Address 1:
GREAT GRACES, GRACES 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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
GREAT GRACES, GRACES LANE

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

County:
Essex
District:
Chelmsford (District Authority)
Parish:
Little Baddow
National Grid Reference:
TL 76538 06435

Details

1. LITTLE BADDOW GRACES LANE 5213 Great Graces TL 70 NE 10/327 29.12.52.

II GV

2. The remaining part of a large mid C16 red brick house, probably the east wing. It was formerly owned by the Mildmay family (C16-Cl7). 2 storeys, attics and cellars. The east front has 4 window range, double-hung sashes with glazing bars, in plain reveals with segmental heads. The west front has a slightly projecting gabled wing of 3 window range at the north end and a main block of 3 window range, double hung sashes with glazing bars, in plain reveals with segmental heads. There is the remains of an original mullioned and transomed window with rusticated stone dressings on the lst storey. The south end has a Dutch gable with a moulded brick coping, stone rusticated quoins and a 3-light mullioned and transomed window with rusticated stone dressings. Roof tiled, hipped at the north end with 1 gabled dormer window on both the east and west fronts. There is an original central chimney stack with 2 octagonal shafts with moulded bases. The interior has an original staircase. (RCHM 5).

Great Graces, Barn and outbuilding to the north-east of Great Graces, outbuilding to the south-east of Great Graces and Wall and pavilion to the east of Great Graces form a group.

Listing NGR: TL7653806435

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
112792
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
An Inventory of Essex Central and South West, (1921)

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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