Millington House
MILLINGTON HOUSE, COLCHESTER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1147589
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Millington House
- Statutory Address:
- MILLINGTON HOUSE, COLCHESTER ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1147589
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Millington House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MILLINGTON HOUSE, COLCHESTER ROAD
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:
- MILLINGTON HOUSE, COLCHESTER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Tendring (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thorpe-le-Soken
- National Grid Reference:
- TM1698023124
Details
TM 12 SE
5/77
THORPE-LE-SOKEN
COLCHESTER ROAD
(north side)
Millington House
GV
II
House. Early C17, altered in C20. Timber framed, weatherboarded, roofed with
handmade red clay tiles. Main range of 4 bays facing E, with axial stack in
left bay, and 4-bay crosswing to left, with external stack to rear. External
stack at right end of main range, now enclosed by C20 extension beyond,
projecting to rear. 2 storeys. 6-window range of C20 casements, and one
original window on first floor with 2 ovolo mullions and modern glazing. C20
door, and garage doors in right extension. The crosswing is jettied to the
front, with exposed joists of vertical section and 2 C20 brackets. Jowled
posts, straight and curved primary bracing. In the main range the 2 bays at the
right end were originally divided axially into 2 service rooms (partition now
removed), the axial beam chamfered at the front only, without stops, with plain
joists of vertical section. The next bay has 2 chamfered longitudinal beams
with plain stops, and plain joists of vertical section. Large wood-burning
hearth facing to right, of 330 mm brickwork, in short chimney bay. The
crosswing is divided originally into 2 ground-floor rooms, with original wattle
and daub infill inscribed with a diamond pattern. The binding beams are
chamfered without stops, with plain joists of vertical section. On the first
floor there was originally a similar partition, now removed. The tiebeams are
chamfered with broach stops, and the plain joists of vertical section frame an
original ceiling. Shutter groove in front tiebeam. Hearth on first floor with
depressed arch and chamfered jambs, originally plastered, now stripped.
Composite roof over main range, mainly of clasped purlin construction, with
butt-purlin section in front pitch. RCHM 4. An old photograph showing it as 3
tenements appears in E.A. Wood, A History of Thorpe-le-Soken to the year 1890,
1975.
Listing NGR: TM1698023124
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 120306
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Wood, E A, A History of Thorpe le Soken to the Year 1890, (1975)
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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