County Court and Frontage Wall With Gate Piers
COUNTY COURT AND FRONTAGE WALL WITH GATE PIERS, LONDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256567
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1994
- List Entry Name:
- County Court and Frontage Wall With Gate Piers
- Statutory Address:
- COUNTY COURT AND FRONTAGE WALL WITH GATE PIERS, LONDON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1256567
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1994
- List Entry Name:
- County Court and Frontage Wall With Gate Piers
- Statutory Address 1:
- COUNTY COURT AND FRONTAGE WALL WITH GATE PIERS, LONDON 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:
- COUNTY COURT AND FRONTAGE WALL WITH GATE PIERS, LONDON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Maldon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Maldon
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 84650 07039
Details
MALDON
TL8407SE LONDON ROAD 574-1/6/154 (South West side) 25/02/94 County Court and frontage wall with gate piers
GV II
County Court. 1858. Grey Gault bricks with ashlar dressings and roofs invisible behind parapets. PLAN: large building with tall single-storey range to front and taller block to rear of site. EXTERIOR: symmetrical front of 7 bays with end bays breaking forward. Stone dentilled cornice with console brackets and central stone free-standing Royal Arms on top of parapet. This has a stone panelled base inscribed: 'DIEU ET MON DROIT' in Egyptian letters. Centre has 5 semicircular-headed double-hung sash windows set within semicircular-arched recesses, each with brick flank pilasters with stone capitals. Each arch has a stone keystone, and the moulded sill runs continuous, with raised brick apron panel below. The projecting end bays have brick rusticated pilasters and paired entrance doors at head of flights of 3 stone steps. Continuous stone entablature over with superimposed semicircular window with rubbed brick arch, expanding upwards to meet tall brick keystones. Tall stack on front range with consoles in stone. Frontage has 2 entrances with contemporary brick and stone gate piers, linked by low wall with stone saddleback coping. INTERIOR: not inspected. Similar in general character to courthouse in Braintree, Essex.
Listing NGR: TL8465007039
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 464780
- 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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