Willow Meade

WILLOW MEADE, LOWER GREEN

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1225569
Date first listed:
11-Nov-1988
List Entry Name:
Willow Meade
Statutory Address:
WILLOW MEADE, LOWER GREEN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1225569
Date first listed:
11-Nov-1988
Date of most recent amendment:
30-Mar-1995
List Entry Name:
Willow Meade
Statutory Address 1:
WILLOW MEADE, LOWER GREEN

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
WILLOW MEADE, LOWER GREEN

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Essex
District:
Colchester (District Authority)
Parish:
Wakes Colne
National Grid Reference:
TL 89471 30154

Details

In the entry for:

WAKES COLNE LOWER GREEN TL 83 SE (north side) 1/16 Lyntons

the address shall be amended to read:

TL 83 SE WAKES COLNE LOWER GREEN (north side) 1/16 Willow Meade (formerly known as 'Lyntons') 11.11.88 This building was added to the list as the 20th Amendment, dated 11 Novenber 1988

------------------------------------ THE FOLLOWING ITEM SHALL BE ADDED:

WAKES COLNE LOWER GREEN 1. 5214 ( north side) Lyntons TL 83 SE 1/16 II 2. House. Late medieval; remodelled and outshut to right added in late C16/ early C17. Render over timber frame; hipped thatch roof; C20 brick ridge stack and left end stack. Late medieval house of open hall plan with entry to left and flanked by cross wings; chimneystack and first floors inserted late C16/ early C17. One storey and attic; 4-window range. C20 gabled porch and door to left of centre. Flat rendered arches over C20 casements; gabled dormer to centre.C20 door and similar casements to rear.Interior: exposed timber framing. Curved tension braces and late medieval window with two diamond millions to first - floor room on right; room below has open fireplace with chamfered bressummer and C17 outshut added to right. Hall range has common - rafter roof and plain joiststenoned to chamfered beam. Wing to left, formerly gabled and now hipped to front, has late medieval studded screens partition beneath inserted late C16/early C17 floor frame with stop - chamfered beam and joists.

Listing NGR: TL8947130154

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
421990
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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