The Ancient House
THE ANCIENT HOUSE, CHAPEL STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1122307
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1962
- List Entry Name:
- The Ancient House
- Statutory Address:
- THE ANCIENT HOUSE, CHAPEL STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/11465/27
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1122307
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1962
- List Entry Name:
- The Ancient House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ANCIENT HOUSE, CHAPEL STREET
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:
- THE ANCIENT HOUSE, CHAPEL STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Steeple Bumpstead
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 68089 41129
Details
TL 64 SE STEEPLE BUMPSTEAD CHAPEL STREET 2/63 21/6/62 The Ancient House
GV II*
Hall house, C15, altered in C16 and C20. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 2-bay hall aligned approx. N-S, aspect W, with integral service bay to S and 3-bay crosswing to N, jettied to the W. Late C16 axial chimney stack in N bay of hall, early C17 external stack on N side of crosswing, C19/20 external stack at S end. Single-storey extensions to N and E of crosswing. 2 storeys in crosswing, remainder of one storey with attics. C20 door, 5 C20 metal casement windows. 4 plain brackets and exposed joists below jetty. First floor, one C20 metal casement window and one more in gabled dormer. Grouped diagonal shafts on central and N chimney stacks, rebuilt C19/20. The interior has jowled posts, heavy studding and cambered tiebeams. The crosswing has a plain-chamfered binding beam with broach stops, and plain joists of horizontal section. There is a large blocked unglazed window in the E wall of the hall, divided by a late C16 inserted floor on pegged clamps, with all joists of horizontal section, plain-chamfered with lamb's tongue stops. There are edge-halved and bridled scarfs in both wallplates, and the original crownpost roof is substantially present, heavily smoke-blackened, but the central crownpost and collar-purlin are missing. At the S end of the hall the upper studs retain original wattle and daub infill, heavily smoke-blackened. The crosswing has a plain crownpost with curved braces to the collar-purlin; above this the roof has been rebuilt in softwood. There are 2 C16 moulded doors in the crosswing, one at the entrance to the parlour and possibly in its original position, the other re-positioned on the first floor. On the ground floor a section of C16 panelling has been re-used as a door. RCHM 18.
Listing NGR: TL6808941129
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 114197
- 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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