15, CHURCH STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1196152
Date first listed:: 25-Oct-1973
List Entry Name:: 15, CHURCH STREET
Statutory Address:: 15, CHURCH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1196152
Date first listed:: 25-Oct-1973
List Entry Name:: 15, CHURCH STREET
Statutory Address 1:: 15, CHURCH STREET

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: 15, CHURCH 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 53753 38543

Details

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL5338 CHURCH STREET 669-1/1/102 (South side) 25/10/73 No.15

GV II

House, now used as office and shop to adjoining warehouse. Early C19 with some C20 remodelling for business use. Timber framing, plastered, red brick stuccoed on street frontage, slate roof, red brick stack. L shaped plan linked to warehouse. 2 storeys. N front elevation: pedimented single bay with minor entry bay on E side. Principal bay has ground floor double fronted C20 shop, both windows of 2x3 panes, doorway recessed, door fully glazed, deep head-board. First floor recessed 3x4 paned sash window, recess has splayed sides and large keystone linking with deep pediment cornice, upper wall and window apron decorated with recessed Greek key design. House entry bay, parapet with coping, first floor wall has Greek key decoration. Ground floor doorway has reeded jambs and frieze, corner paterae, frieze has central decorative panel, in style of a memorial tablet with Greek key in surround. Door hood missing. Early C19 door has central pair of reeded panels and 3 lower moulded sunk panels, upper panel glazed. E side elevation: timber-framed and plastered, 2 units, rear narrower, set back. Ground floor blank but rear unit shows traces of 2 blocked doorways and rear extension. First floor, N-S, C20 casement window 2x2 panes. Early C19 sash window with moulded architrave 3x4 panes and some old glass. C20 single-light casement window. Stack at roof ridge of rear unit. W side elevation: considerably obscured by C20 adjoining building. To N, stucco returned from street frontage but lower brickwork exposed showing simple brick infilling of removed timber post. To S, rear block, early C19 red brick, crude herringbone work below (replacing older flint wall?) heavy C20 cement retaining plinth. 3 early C20 metal casement windows, one 4, one 3 and one single light. S rear elevation: similar to W side, upper gable rebuilt in C20, herringbone work continues round. Single 3-light window similar to those on W side. INTERIOR: entrance hallway has plaster Greek key ceiling frieze. 3 early C19 doorways on first floor, reeded architraves and paterae. Front first floor window similar. Cellar bricked in 1990 but early C19 segment headed fireplace remains.

Listing NGR: TL5375338543

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Legacy System number:: 370483
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.