Clovile Hall
Clovile Hall, Ship Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8XA
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1236888
- Date first listed:
- 10-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Clovile Hall
- Statutory Address:
- Clovile Hall, Ship Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8XA
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1236888
- Date first listed:
- 10-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Clovile Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- Clovile Hall, Ship Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8XA
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:
- Clovile Hall, Ship Road, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8XA
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Chelmsford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- West Hanningfield
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 71536 00246
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 21 October 2021 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards
TL 70 SW
13/510
WEST HANNINGFIELD
SHIP ROAD
Clovile Hall
(Formerly listed as Colevile Hall)
10.4.67.
II*
Formerly known as The Meeting House and also Fullers. The original building was of the late C16, built on an L shaped plan with a tall west wing. The building has been extensively renovated and modernised in the, CGIO. Two storeys and attics. The ground storey is faced with C20 brick and the upper storeys have sham timber-framing, the first storey and attic windows are diamond mullioned and mullioned and transomed casements with lattice leaded lights. The west wing has two external chimney stacks with three shafts set diagonally (rebuilt at the top ) and the east wing has an external stack 'with two shafts set diagonally. Roof tiled, with gabled dormer windows to the east wing. The house is particularly remarkable for the fine early C17 wall paintings in two of the attic rows of the west wing. They are symmetrical compositions of arabesques, centaurs, putti, fishes etc one is in red and white and the other, dated 1615, is in grey and white.
(RCHM 2).
Listing NGR: TL7153600246
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 427964
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
An Inventory of Essex South East, (1923)
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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