Prentices Farm
PRENTICES FARM, SANDFORD MILL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1237528
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Prentices Farm
- Statutory Address:
- PRENTICES FARM, SANDFORD MILL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1237528
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Prentices Farm
- Statutory Address 1:
- PRENTICES FARM, SANDFORD MILL 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:
- PRENTICES FARM, SANDFORD MILL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Chelmsford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chelmer
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 72970 06578
Details
SPRINGFIELD Sandford Mill Road TL 70 NW
9/964
II Prentices Farm
House, early C16 and c.1600. Timber framed and pebble dashed with plain clay tile roofs. Of 'T' plan form and two storeys with a gabled cross-wing at the north end with hipped and gabletted rear slope. The 'hall' range is gabled to the south and there is a gabled C17 stair tower, to the rear, at the junction of the two blocks. Windows are C19 small pane casements but with one C19 double hung sash to the first floor of the cross-wing. Small stack through north slope of cross-wing and C19 stack at intersection of roof of the two blocks. Decorative C19 bargeboards and finials and contemporary door hood to front door, partially concealing early C16 arched door head with carved spandrels and brattishing. The 'hall' range consists of one bay of chestnut and elm framing with heavy jowled posts and bridging joists with 'flat and bowtell' mouldings. Evidently one surviving bay wing was formerly jettied and has very close elm studding on the front elevation, jowled posts and straight wall bracing. Remnants of a diamond mullioned window survive in the north wall and of a typical 'T' shaped ovolo mullioned window in the ground floor of the front. Gabled brick C19 oven on north flank of cross-wing.
Listing NGR: TL7297006578
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 428843
- 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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