Dower House
DOWER HOUSE, BULMER STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1123296
- Date first listed:
- 22-Aug-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Dower House
- Statutory Address:
- DOWER HOUSE, BULMER STREET
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/05576/32
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1123296
- Date first listed:
- 22-Aug-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Dower House
- Statutory Address 1:
- DOWER HOUSE, BULMER 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:
- DOWER HOUSE, BULMER STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bulmer
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 84404 40384
Details
BULMER BULMER STREET TL 84 SW (north west side)
1/69 Dower House
- II
House. Early C19. Of red brick with hipped peg tile roofs. Of 2 storeys with parapets and of 'L' plan form. 3 large rectangular brick stacks, tile front 2 symmetrically disposed on the front corners of the roof hips. Front elevation has the centre breaking slightly forward with double hung sashes without glazing bars under segmental brick heads and with external shutters in each of the 3 bays. The outer bays of the ground floor have semi-circular headed similar windows within recessed semi-circular headed openings and the window heads are filled with louvre shutters. A projecting central flat roofed porch of the mid C19 has brick pilasters and cornice of elaborately moulded brick. The long west elevation has similar double hung sash windows and a central mid C19 canted 2 storey bay window of double hung sash windows set in brickwork. Towards the southern end is a similar but single storey bay window. Apparently a simple rectangular block with later extensions at rear. Internally, typical plaster cornice and fire surrounds and complete internal window shutters including vertical roller shutters in bay window.
Listing NGR: TL8440440384
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 115786
- 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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