Hartswood House
HARTSWOOD HOUSE, HARTSWOOD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197217
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Hartswood House
- Statutory Address:
- HARTSWOOD HOUSE, HARTSWOOD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197217
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1976
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Dec-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Hartswood House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HARTSWOOD HOUSE, HARTSWOOD 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.
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:
- HARTSWOOD HOUSE, HARTSWOOD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Brentwood (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 60124 92367
Details
BRENTWOOD
TQ69SW HARTSWOOD ROAD, Warley 723-1/9/305 (East side) 20/02/76 Hartswood House (Formerly Listed as: HARTSWOOD ROAD Harts Wood Cottage)
II
House. Mid-C19, later C19, C20. Brick, front and half side have flint pebble facing with red brick dressings, slate roof with central and S end gable stacks. Plan rectangular, original block and later C19 added block in double pile form with C20 single-storey additions at N and S ends. EXTERIOR: 2 storey. Front W elevation. Facing of pitched pebbles framed by brick quoins and mid-height string course. 3 window range, all segment headed with horned sashes with glazing bars, 4x4 panes. Central front doorway, pillared porch with flat hood, simple details, C20 door has upper glazing with glazing bars, 5x3 panes and lower flush panels of vertical boards. C20 red brick addition to N has slate roof and casement window with glazing bars, 2x3 panes. C20 addition to S built to match original frontage, slate roofed with coursed pebbles and red brick dressings, also segment headed sash window with glazing bars, 4x4 panes. Rear, E elevation, principal additional range of late C19 in red brick, central stack. C20 NE addition taken round N and E sides. C20 S addition set back. Principal range, ground floor half obscured by NE addition. To S, 3 similar C20 casement windows with glazing bars, 3x3 panes. First floor, two C19 segment headed, horned sash windows with glazing bars, 4x4 panes. NE addition, boarded stable door with upper light, one 2-light and one single light casement window with glazing bars, 4x3 and 2x3 panes. S end elevation, 2 plain, barge-boarded gable ends of C19 builds with straight joint between, ground floor considerably obscured by C20 addition. W block has pitched pebbles as front and central red brick stack. First-floor segment headed window to rear of stack, truncated and partially blocked for roof of C20 addition - now has narrow C20 2-light casement. Late C19 block in red brick has first-floor segment headed window with glazing bars, 4x4 panes. Gable end of C20 addition with pebble facing, red brick dressing and barge-board to match earlier phases has projecting central flat-roofed bay window of 5 plain casement lights. N end elevation, two C19 blocks distinct, older to W, with pitched pebbles and mid-height string course, later to E in red brick, simple barge-boards. Marked straight joint between builds. Ground floor, E block, C20 2-light casement window with glazing bars, 4x3 panes. First floor, W block, simple C20 small top-opening casement window. C20 NE addition, gable end with barge-boards and wall faced with pebble courses and red brick quoins. INTERIOR plain.
Listing NGR: TQ6012492367
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 373453
- 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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