Resting Seat House
RESTING SEAT HOUSE, 125, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1122527
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1951
- Statutory Address:
- RESTING SEAT HOUSE, 125, CHURCH LANE
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- Date:
- 2000-08-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/02357/19
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1122527
- Date first listed:
- 25-Oct-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Nov-1973
- Statutory Address 1:
- RESTING SEAT HOUSE, 125, CHURCH LANE
Location
- Statutory Address:
- RESTING SEAT HOUSE, 125, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 75794 24844
Details
885 CHURCH LANE
(West Side) BOCKING
TL 7524 4/162 No 125 (Resting Seat House)
(formerly listed as Resting Seat
House and outbuildings at rear)
II
A timber-framed house, probably of the C17-C18 but almost completely altered in the C20. The east front has a brick ground storey and is now faced with
pebble dash on the 1st storey. 2 storeys. 4 window range, C20 casements. A timber-framed and plastered wing extends to the west on the south end, with some double-hung sashes with glazing bars. Roof tiled (C20).
Listing NGR: TL7579424844
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 113704
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex North West, (1916)
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