The Ancient House
THE ANCIENT HOUSE, 2,4,6 AND 8, CHURCH LANE E17
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1190795
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Ancient House
- Statutory Address:
- THE ANCIENT HOUSE, 2,4,6 AND 8, CHURCH LANE E17
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1190795
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Ancient House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ANCIENT HOUSE, 2,4,6 AND 8, CHURCH LANE E17
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:
- THE ANCIENT HOUSE, 2,4,6 AND 8, CHURCH LANE E17
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Waltham Forest (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 37862 89158
Details
TQ 3789 CHURCH LANE
Walthamstow E17
1802/4/11 (south side)
The Ancient House (Nos 2, 4,
19.10.51 6 and 8)
GV II
Former hall house, now floored and converted into several dwellings. C15. Exposed timber-framing with stucco, infill to centre and west wing and C18 weatherboarding to eastern part. Plain tile steeply pitched roof to eaves. Single storey with dormers to centre; 2 storey jettied crosswings to east and west. Close studding with tension braces to western crosswing. Ground floor underbuilt in brick with C20 Neo-Georgian shop windows. 3-light timber mullioned window to first floor of western wing, and similar windows to gabled dormers; casements; leaded lights.
Tripartite sash window to upper floor of east wing. Large square stack to
western wing, much rebuilt.
INTERIOR: Despite conversion into four apartments, much of the original timber frame is exposed. Of particular note are the diamond mullion window, two stone, four-centred arched fireplaces in No.8,' and a moulded, octagonal crown-post visible from inside No.2. HISTORICAL NOTE: The Ancient House was restored in 1934 by Mr Robert Fuller under the supervision ofMr CJ Brewin, architect, as a memorial to W G Fuller, head of the Fuller's firm of builders.
Listing NGR: TQ3786289158
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 206859
- 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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