Brantham House and Railings Attached to Front Steps

BRANTHAM HOUSE AND RAILINGS ATTACHED TO FRONT STEPS, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1254403
Date first listed:
30-Nov-1987
List Entry Name:
Brantham House and Railings Attached to Front Steps
Statutory Address:
BRANTHAM HOUSE AND RAILINGS ATTACHED TO FRONT STEPS, HIGH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1254403
Date first listed:
30-Nov-1987
List Entry Name:
Brantham House and Railings Attached to Front Steps
Statutory Address 1:
BRANTHAM HOUSE AND RAILINGS ATTACHED TO FRONT STEPS, HIGH STREET

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
BRANTHAM HOUSE AND RAILINGS ATTACHED TO FRONT STEPS, HIGH STREET

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

County:
Essex
District:
Tendring (District Authority)
Parish:
Manningtree
National Grid Reference:
TM 10832 31861

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 25/10/2011


TM 1031
9/151


MANNINGTREE
HIGH STREET
(south side)
Brantham House
and railings attached
to front steps


(Formerly listed as No. 54)


GV
II


House and attached railings. Early C19 red brick, of possibly earlier timber
framed construction. Hipped grey slate roof. Right and left red brick chimney
stacks. Projecting eaves. 2 storeys and basement. Of 3 bays the central bay
breaks forward, end pilasters. 3 window range of small paned vertically sliding
sashes, including basement, gauged brick arches. Raised doorway approached by
steps from right and left. Door of 3 moulded panels, reveal panels, capitals
and bases to fluted half columns, triglyphs and metopes to frieze, guttae to
flat canopy. Cast iron railings attached to roadside edge of steps continue
through to the ends of the property, the balusters join to form pointed arches
below 3 top rails which support scallops and roundels on quatrefoils, they are
tripartite with different tracery to step treads. The property and railings are
an important feature situated at an acute angle of High Street.


Listing NGR: TM1083231861

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
437769
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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