Rochfords
ROCHFORDS, FORDHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1225428
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Rochfords
- Statutory Address:
- ROCHFORDS, FORDHAM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1225428
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Rochfords
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROCHFORDS, FORDHAM 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:
- ROCHFORDS, FORDHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Colchester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wormingford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 93297 30373
Details
WORMINGFORD FORDHAM ROAD 1. 5214 Rochfords TL 93 SW 2/46 23.6.52 II* 2. C15 and C16 house of 2 builds comprising an L-plan with stair-tower against rear wall, the whole of 2 storeys. Timber framed and plastered with Georgian styling at the west front. Central front door of 6 panels with fluted pilasters and entablature having trigyphs and dentils, window above. Two hornless sash windows each side of doorway on both storeys. Roof hipped and pegtiled behind parapet with red brick chimneystack having 3 concertina shafts. The wing extending east from north end is earliest in date with crownpost roof. The house is unusual in that it has one crosswing from the first due to the previous existence on site of the earlier house which was incorporated early in the C16. The hall rage is of 4 bays on ground plan and bay each end for solar and. service functions, the last at north end. It was always first floored, the common joists having roll-moulded corners and tenons with diminished haunches of reduced width-indicating a building date after circa 1512. The bridging-joists have diminished haunches and soffit spurs. The service bay was roofed as a crosswing and the other 3 bays of hall with a similar heavily timbered side purlin roof, well windbraced. The house was re-styled in the early C18, both inside and out whilst retaining the mediaeval features aforementioned, the C18 interior is of good quality. The parapet was added at this time and the mediaeval eaves removed at the front, good oaken sash-windows equipped with sliding shutters that move both vertically and horizontally in lead lined grooves belong to this restyling. (RCHM 5).
Listing NGR: TL9329730373
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 421805
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
An Inventory of Essex North East, (1922)
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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