The Cottage and Attached Railings
THE COTTAGE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WIGLEY BUSH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197265
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1958
- List Entry Name:
- The Cottage and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- THE COTTAGE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WIGLEY BUSH LANE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/07538/06
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197265
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1958
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Dec-1994
- List Entry Name:
- The Cottage and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE COTTAGE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WIGLEY BUSH LANE
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 COTTAGE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, WIGLEY BUSH LANE
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 57115 93780
Details
BRENTWOOD
TQ5793 WIGLEY BUSH LANE, South Weald 723-1/16/301 (East side) 21/10/58 The Cottage and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: VICARAGE LANE, South Weald (East side) The Cottage)
GV II
Formerly known as: The Cottage South Weald Village. House. Early C19. Timber-framed, weatherboarded and rendered, low pitch, hipped, slate roof. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, stacks rise through end roof pitches. W front elevation, rendering lined out as ashlar. 3 window range, ground floor, 2 sash windows with side lights, glazing bars, 1x4, 3x4, 1x4 panes, below each a deep triple bracketed shelf, between windows a door with simple frame with Greek key, door 6 panels, lower 4 flush with beaded edges, upper 2 glazed. Open wooden verandah across whole front with swept roof, 8 trellised uprights and shallow arcade arches. First floor, 3 similar sash windows with louvred shutters, glazing bars, 3x4 panes. S end elevation, weatherboarded with central stack through roof. Ground floor, an early C20 3-light casement window with transom and glazing bars, 6x5 panes, to E sash window, with moulded architrave, glazing bars, 3x4 panes, similar window above on first floor. To E set back, first floor projection on cornice base iron tubular posts, below and behind, 2-storey projection with C19 door, 4 flush panels with beaded edges. E rear elevation weatherboarded with central 2-storey projection and, to S, first-floor deeper projection on posts. House block N end, ground floor, large sash window, with glazing bars, 4x6 panes, above, on first floor, sash window with moulded architrave, glazing bars, 3x4 panes. Central 2-storey projection, ground floor, 2-light casement, above on first floor, C20 casement with glazing bars, 2x2 panes, in old frame with moulded architrave. First floor projection, sash window. INTERIOR has original chimney-pieces with reeded surrounds and corner roundels. At front, iron spear-head railings with pine cone terminals continuous with those at the Old Post Office (qv). Luptons (qv), Wealdcote and granary (qv), The Cottage, The Post Office (qv) and the Tower Arms (qv) form a group.
Listing NGR: TQ5711593780
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 373594
- 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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