Meadows Cottage
MEADOWS COTTAGE, GULLS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1225574
- Date first listed:
- 11-Sept-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Meadows Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- MEADOWS COTTAGE, GULLS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1225574
- Date first listed:
- 11-Sept-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Meadows Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- MEADOWS COTTAGE, GULLS LANE
- Statutory Address 2:
- MEADOWS COTTAGE, LONG ROAD EAST
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:
- MEADOWS COTTAGE, GULLS LANE
- Statutory Address:
- MEADOWS COTTAGE, LONG ROAD EAST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Colchester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dedham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 05748 33287
Details
The following building shall be added:
DEDHAM GULLS LANE (off Long TM 13 SE Road East) 5/100 Meadows Cottage II
Cottage early 17th C. Timber framed and rendered with some weatherboarding and gabled with plain tile roof. Of one storey with attics and continuous catslide lean-to on rear. Front has 20th C casement windows and painted door and 2 lean- to dormers. Stack on NE flank and rear roof rises against its SE side. Two bays of Elm framing with jowled posts heavy tie beams and some straight wall-bracing exposed inside. Side purlin roof with wind braces at W end. Appears to be extremely late example of an open-hall house with one floored bay, possible having lost a further bay from SW end. The 'hall' bay now has inserted floor, but has some soot blackening and possible outline of hall window. Inglenook stack of early 17th C brickwork (lower part) with moulded brick at base of flanks (possible former timber hood). Small area of painted 17th C panelling and 2 recessed doorheads as flat triangles. Lean-to is addition and of at least 3 phases.
Listing NGR: TM0574833287
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 421999
- 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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