Baytrees Restaurant and Osborn's Shop
BAYTREES RESTAURANT, DRURY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1140085
- Date first listed:
- 10-Apr-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Baytrees Restaurant and Osborn's Shop
- Statutory Address:
- BAYTREES RESTAURANT, DRURY LANE
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- Date:
- 2002-10-23
- Reference:
- IOE01/09570/06
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1140085
- Date first listed:
- 10-Apr-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Baytrees Restaurant and Osborn's Shop
- Statutory Address 1:
- BAYTREES RESTAURANT, DRURY LANE
- Statutory Address 2:
- BAYTREES RESTAURANT, LITTLE SQUARE
- Statutory Address 3:
- OSBORN'S SHOP, DRURY LANE
- Statutory Address 4:
- OSBORN'S SHOP, LITTLE SQUARE
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:
- BAYTREES RESTAURANT, DRURY LANE
- Statutory Address:
- BAYTREES RESTAURANT, LITTLE SQUARE
- Statutory Address:
- OSBORN'S SHOP, DRURY LANE
- Statutory Address:
- OSBORN'S SHOP, LITTLE SQUARE
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:
- TL7573323135
Details
The following building shall be added to the list:-
TL 7523
1/10001
BRAINTREE
LITTLE SQUARE
(east side)
Baytrees Restaurant and Osborn's Shop
GV
II
2 shops with flats above; formerly an inn. C17 altered and
extended in C18 and C19. Timber framed and plastered with mock
timbering on main elevations. Main ranges roofed with hand made
red plain tiles. Rear ranges roofed in slate. 2 internal square
brick stacks rising in the 2 outer roof valleys 4 parallel wings
end on to Little Square, each 2 bays deep. 2 rear 2-storey out-
shuts running east to various 2 and 3-storey timber frame and
brick outbuildings now used as shops with storage fronting onto
Drury Lane. 2 storeys with attics. Ground floor late C19 shop-
front extends across entire frontage subdivided into 4 bays by
pilasters with tripartite glazing. Splayed entrance doorways at
each end with glazed C20 doors. First floor C19 sash windows. 2
right hand gables have larger frames and sashes with central
glazing bars, wide surrounds and simple flat pediments above.
Beneath 2 left hand gables the sashes are smaller and multi-
paned. 2 left hand attics have small altered C19 sashes. The shop
front carries round onto each return elevation with various
multi-paned sashes at first floor level. On rear elevation one
gable has horizontal sliding sash window to attic with 2 twelve
pane lights. Internally bridging joists have chamfers with lambs
tongue stops. First floor front room in right hand half of
building has a raised ceiling to form a larger former assembly
room. C19 internal features include grates, dado rail and doors.
In C19 the building was known as "Lion and Lamb" Inn.
Listing NGR: TL7573323135
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 352144
- 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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