5 AND 7, CASTLE STREET
5 AND 7, CASTLE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1196133
- Date first listed:
- 28-Nov-1951
- List Entry Name:
- 5 AND 7, CASTLE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 5 AND 7, CASTLE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1196133
- Date first listed:
- 28-Nov-1951
- List Entry Name:
- 5 AND 7, CASTLE STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 5 AND 7, CASTLE STREET
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:
- 5 AND 7, CASTLE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Uttlesford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Saffron Walden
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 53606 38632
Details
SAFFRON WALDEN
TL5338 CASTLE STREET 669-1/1/51 (North side) 28/11/51 Nos.5 AND 7
GV II
2 houses, probably originally one, comprising street range and flush cross-wing on W side. C18 and C19 but no doubt earlier core. Timber-framed, plastered, brick and weatherboard, peg-tiled roofs. Plan L shaped, of early units plus C18 and C20 rear additons round internal angle. 2 storeys and cellar. Front S elevation: No.5, gabled unit, features are all of C19 refurbishment, weatherboarded gable has projecting barge-boards with prominent side purlins and brackets. 2 window range. First floor, 2-light casement with chamfered frame and central stile, glazing bars, 2x3 panes. Ground floor, one similar 3-light window 3x3 panes. Simple doorway with 4 panelled door, upper panels glazed. No.7, street range irregular, 2 window range with central front doorway, C19 door of 4 flush panels, upper glazing, adjacent to W, C18 sash window with moulded architrave, glazing bars, 3x4 panes, to E, small bay window of 3 sliding sashes with glazing bars, 6x2 panes with simple ramped leaded roof. First floor, 2 C19 2-light sliding sash windows, glazing bars. 2x2 panes. Rear N elevation: peg-tiled street range and wing projecting to N, ground floor lean-tos with slate roofs continued down as catslides. No.7 has C18 red brick stack, partially rendered, rising centrally through roof pitch between house and lean-to. Lean-to timber-framed with traces of `fan combed' pargetting. 2 C20 casement windows, one metal framed. No.5 has C20 lean-to, red brick with red brick stack through roof pitch above ground floor fully glazed door and 3-light casement window. N end of W gable of C19 red brick with C20 Fletton brick, rebuilt gable and concrete window lintel on first floor. Ground floor, C19 boarded door approached by steps, boarded cellar door adjacent. Above, C20 top-opening casement window. To E, simple small casement window. First floor C19 sash window with glazing bars. 3x4 panes (under concrete lintel), also, smaller C20 top-opening metal casement window. W end elevation: whole flank wall of cross-wing (No.5) C20 rebuilt in Fletton bricks. Central C19 red brick stack at roof apex. Single segment headed ground floor C19 sash window with glazing bars, 3x4 panes. INTERIOR: No.5, all now in mid C19 style. No.7, ground floor has some slender C18 studding visible also some C19 interior dado boarding remains.
Listing NGR: TL5360638632
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 370430
- 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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