Andersons Opticians Spindles Wash Vac Services
ANDERSONS OPTICIANS, CHURCH WALK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257083
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Andersons Opticians Spindles Wash Vac Services
- Statutory Address:
- ANDERSONS OPTICIANS, CHURCH WALK
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- 2005-02-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/13605/19
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1257083
- Date first listed:
- 24-Sept-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 08-Oct-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Andersons Opticians Spindles Wash Vac Services
- Statutory Address 1:
- ANDERSONS OPTICIANS, CHURCH WALK
- Statutory Address 2:
- SPINDLES, CHURCH WALK
- Statutory Address 3:
- WASH VAC SERVICES, CHURCH WALK
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:
- ANDERSONS OPTICIANS, CHURCH WALK
- Statutory Address:
- SPINDLES, CHURCH WALK
- Statutory Address:
- WASH VAC SERVICES, CHURCH WALK
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 84964 07060
Details
MALDON
TL8407SE CHURCH WALK 574-1/6/17 (East side) 24/09/71 Spindles, Andersons Opticians, Wash Vac Services (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH WALK Premises occupied by The Spindles(Booksellers) R Sanderson(Optn) & Pooles Press)
GV II
House, now offices and shop. C16. Timber-frame and ashlared render with gabled plain tile roof hipping to taller rear block at southern end. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 4-window range; and now separated with a number of small units of accommodation. 1st floor has 3 windows with 16-pane sashes and one window with 8-pane narrow sash with moulded surround. The ground floor of Spindles has 3 slightly bowed C20 shop-type windows with bulls-eye glass and C20 small-pane door. The adjoining part has a C20 shop front with small panes and canted recessed entrances with a pair of C20 doors, one leading to the upper floor. Central ridgeline stack and stack on rear wall. INTERIOR: former timber-framed house of mid/late C16 with 4 floored bays, the centre 2 forming hall and upper chamber. The posts are jowled and central spine beam rests on top of parlour partition. The partitions of parlour and solar have curved wall bracing of 'Colchester' type between studs and original door openings, now infilled. Braces are pegged rather than nailed to studs. 2 original window openings are visible and the roof is of queen-post type formerly with curved wind bracing to purlins. A 1st-floor room of Spindles has much reused C17 panelling on door and partition. A staircase at south end is of early C19 with stick balusters, column newels and its side walls are of painted C17 panelling and on an upper level, of C18 raised-and-fielded panelling. The rear part of Wash Vac Services premises (former service end) has early C19 semicircular-arched recess on pilasters with reeded surround and cast-iron decorative column.
Listing NGR: TL8496407060
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 464250
- 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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