Pickerells Farmhouse

PICKERELLS FARMHOUSE, HIGHLANDS ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1147876
Date first listed:
04-Mar-1983
List Entry Name:
Pickerells Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
PICKERELLS FARMHOUSE, HIGHLANDS ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1147876
Date first listed:
04-Mar-1983
List Entry Name:
Pickerells Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
PICKERELLS FARMHOUSE, HIGHLANDS 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.

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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:
PICKERELLS FARMHOUSE, HIGHLANDS ROAD

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

County:
Essex
District:
Rochford (District Authority)
Parish:
Rawreth
National Grid Reference:
TQ 79813 94670

Details

RAYLEIGH HIGHLANDS ROAD TQ 79 SE RAWRETH 2/64 Pickerells Farmhouse 4.3.83 GV II

House. Early C17. Mainly timber framed and plastered with some plastered brick. Red plain tiled roof. Central red brick chimney stack with attached diagonal shafts. 2 storeys and attics. 3 first floor and right and left ground floor windows of various 3 light vertically sliding sashes and casements, fixed central first floor light. Central vertically boarded door with top light. Moulded pilasters. Gabled red tiled porch. Internal features include back to back first and ground floor fireplaces, those to first floor with moulded brick Tudor arches and semi-circular backs, ground floor right has a moulded stone fireplace with Tudor arch, that to left room now blocked, but said to be similar. Original plain windows and moulded mullion windows. Rail and muntin doors. Stop chamfered bridging joists. Heavy wall studs. Original stairs. Built in settle with incised patera and foliate motifs, these motifs are repeated on first floor doorway. 2 C18 corner cupboards. Framed side purlin roof. Halved and bladed top plate scarf. Sometimes known as Pickerel's.

Listing NGR: TQ7981394670

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
123008
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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