Thornwood House

Thornwood House, 102, New London Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0RG

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1141291
Date first listed:: 08-Aug-1990
List Entry Name:: Thornwood House
Statutory Address:: Thornwood House, 102, New London Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0RG

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Date:: 1999-10-12
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1141291
Date first listed:: 08-Aug-1990
List Entry Name:: Thornwood House
Statutory Address 1:: Thornwood House, 102, New London Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0RG

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: Thornwood House, 102, New London Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0RG

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

County:: Essex
District:: Chelmsford (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TL 70674 06410

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 30 June 2022 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards

TL 7006 SE 5/225

CHELMSFORD NEW LONDON ROAD No 102 (Thornwood House)

(Formerly listed as Thornwoods)

II

House, later part of hospital. 1848 by James Fenton for John Copeland one of the five partners in the development company which, built the new London Road in Italianate style. Built of Ipswich stocks in Flemish bond with stone dressings and stock brick stacks.

Three storeys; three windows. Wide moulded eaves cornice. Second floor has six-pane sashes with marginal glazing moulded architraves and brackets. First floor has 12-pane sashes (the central one a wide tripartite one) with side windows having eaved architraves, cornices and stops, the central one having moulded architrave, pe dimental brackets. Ground floor windows are 12-pane tripartite sashes with moulded architraves, stops, pediments and brackets. Central doorcase with moulded architrave, rectangular fanlight and double door. Composite pilasters but rest of doorcase missing. Four stone steps.

One storey extension on each side, the right hand one having one window with marginal glazing, the left hand one having a similar window in a moulded architrave and four panelled door with moulded architrave and four panelled door. Rear elevation has centre of two storeys with stone pierced balustrading flanked by three storey bays with deep stone brackets and pilasters - sashes with marginal glazing. French windows to ground floor with moulded architraves with cornices and brackets.

Listing NGR: TL7067506416

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Legacy System number:: 352616
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.