Copley Dene and Wall Attached to Left

COPLEY DENE AND WALL ATTACHED TO LEFT, PARSONS HILL

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1147103
Date first listed:
21-Feb-1950
List Entry Name:
Copley Dene and Wall Attached to Left
Statutory Address:
COPLEY DENE AND WALL ATTACHED TO LEFT, PARSONS HILL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1147103
Date first listed:
21-Feb-1950
Date of most recent amendment:
27-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:
Copley Dene and Wall Attached to Left
Statutory Address 1:
COPLEY DENE AND WALL ATTACHED TO LEFT, PARSONS HILL

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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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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
COPLEY DENE AND WALL ATTACHED TO LEFT, PARSONS HILL

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

County:
Essex
District:
Tendring (District Authority)
Parish:
Great Bromley
National Grid Reference:
TM 08469 25427

Details

TM 02 NE GREAT BROMLEY PARSONS HILL

3/69 Copley Dene and wall attached to left, formerly 21/2/50 listed as The Rectory

GV II*

House. Early/mid C18 with later alterations and additions. Red brick. Hipped red plain tile double range roofs with end chimney stacks. 2 storeys and attics. Stone coping to parapet, brick band under. Central brick band. Symmetrical, with two 2 storey, 3 light angled bays. Small paned vertically sliding sashes with gauged brick arches, small paned vertically sliding sash with moulded brick lugged surround and keystone over central doorway. This with timber pilasters with moulded capitals and bases, frieze, dentilled soffits to moulded pediment and reveal panels. C20 part glazed door. 3 C20 lights to attic. To the right is a 2 storey, 2 bay extension with flat headed archway adjoining original build. To the left a red brick wall with moulded capping forms a semi-circle to southwest of the house. A similar, but now unattached wall q.v. 3/70 is to the north west. Interior features include ground and first floor panelled rooms, the ground floor fireplace with fluted side columns, the first floor fireplace with pilasters. Moulded ceiling cornices. Moulded architraves to 6 panelled doors. One door with fluted surround, patera and semi-circular fanlight over. Marble fireplace with fluted columns to rear room and several other C18 and C19 fireplaces. Panelled shutters to most windows. Moulded arch on landing. Open well staircase with wreathed handrail, 2 moulded balusters to each tread, mouldings to open treads.

Listing NGR: TM0846925427

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
120107
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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