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BRENTWOOD TQ68NW TILBURY ROAD, East Horndon
723-1/11/130 East Horndon Hall
20/08/75 II House. C16 and C18, extended in C19 and C20. Originally
timber-framed, now wholly clad in red brick in Flemish bond,
roofed with handmade red clay tiles. Complex plan comprising
(1) C16 timber-framed range aligned N-S, with axial stack at N
end, (2) C18 cross-wing to S, extending to both sides, with
internal stack at NW, (3) extension to N, c1900, (4) early C19
wing to E of main range, (5) C20 extensions to each side of
it. 2 storeys. Most of the windows are C20 casements, mostly
in original apertures. In the S elevation, on the ground
floor, is one C18/early C19 casement of 12+4 lights with a
segmental arch. In the E elevation of the E wing, on the
ground floor, is one early C19 sash of 6+6 lights, and in the
E elevation of the S cross-wing, on the first floor, is one
early C19 tripartite sash of 2+2, 6+6 and 2+2 lights. C20 door
to E. The S cross-wing has many blue headers. INTERIOR: the
original main range forms one large room on the ground floor,
of exceptional height, with 2 chamfered longitudinal beams
with convex stops, and plain joists of vertical section, some
of reused timber. A main post at the S end has been severed
for an inserted doorway. Original studding is exposed in the E
and S walls, infilled in the E wall with C20 ornamental brick
nogging. Wide wood-burning hearth.
Listing NGR: TQ6348589295
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