Dovercourt Hall
DOVERCOURT HALL, HALL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1187898
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Dovercourt Hall
- Statutory Address:
- DOVERCOURT HALL, HALL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1187898
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Dovercourt Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- DOVERCOURT HALL, HALL LANE
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:
- DOVERCOURT HALL, HALL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Tendring (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Harwich
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 24554 30475
Details
HARWICH
TM2430 HALL LANE, Dovercourt 609-1/10/159 (North East side) 20/06/72 Dovercourt Hall
II
House. Early and late C17. Timber-framed and rendered with some black weatherboarding, red brick and exposed framing. Clay plain tile gabled roofs with strips of machine-made clay tile. Two storeys with attics and 'L' plan form. EXTERIOR: front consists of west elevation of main range and western gable end of an earlier range extending east-west. The roof of main block has 3 hipped dormer, each with 2-light C19 casement with central horizontal glazing bars. This face has an exposed late C17 timber frame and moulded eaves cornice. First floor has 2 square flush C19 double-hung sash windows with small panes and small central double-hung sash with plain glass. Ground floor has 2 similar double-hung sashes with small panes. Central C19 red Flemish-bond brick enclosed porch with gabled clay plain tile roof, C19 cusped bargeboards and semicircular-headed arched doorway. The west elevation of earlier block is rendered with black weatherboarded gable and a C20 small paned 2-light casement on each floor. The south elevation of main range is of principal interest and is of red brick with parapet and tumble-back courses and stumpy finial termination. Base of parapet has moulded brick corbels and raised string band below gable. Flush central C19 double-hung sashes on each floor with small panes and rendered flat heads. North party wall with earlier block is also of brick. Central ridgeline stacks on each block and single-storey rear extension with catslide roof. Northern wing has red brick rear wall and black weatherboarded rear gable. INTERIOR: main range is of late C17 timber-framing of 5 bays with central stack/baffle entry. Earlier range is of 3 bays with central stack. Framing is exposed within renovated main range. (RCHME: Essex NE: London: 1922-: 86 (5)).
Listing NGR: TM2455430475
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 366520
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
An Inventory of Essex North East, (1922), 86
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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