R Gwinnel and Sons, Funeral Directors Robert Clubb and Sons the Special Touch
R GWINNEL AND SONS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 24, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261351
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- R Gwinnel and Sons, Funeral Directors Robert Clubb and Sons the Special Touch
- Statutory Address:
- R GWINNEL AND SONS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 24, HIGH STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261351
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1987
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 01-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- R Gwinnel and Sons, Funeral Directors Robert Clubb and Sons the Special Touch
- Statutory Address 1:
- R GWINNEL AND SONS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 24, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- ROBERT CLUBB AND SONS, 22A, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 3:
- THE SPECIAL TOUCH, 22, HIGH STREET
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:
- R GWINNEL AND SONS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 24, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- ROBERT CLUBB AND SONS, 22A, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- THE SPECIAL TOUCH, 22, 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 10650 31859
Details
TM 1031 MANNINGTREE HIGH STREET
(south side)
9/142 Nos. 22, 22A and 24.
(Empty corner shop,
Bikes and Things and
The Special Touch)
GV II
Now a corner terrace of 3 shops. C16 or earlier with C19 plastered brick walls. Grey slate roof with small hip. South Street corner, grey slate lower roof to (right) Bikes and Things, continued in red pantiles to The Special Touch (far right). Moulded eaves cornices. 3 storeys to corner bays, 2 storeys and attics to right with flat headed right dormer. One 3 storey bay to High Street and 2 similar bays to South Street (left) return, the angle bay curved with a 2 storey sunk panel, brackets to moulded surround, moulded cornice over, doorway below with similar brackets to surround, curved frieze and curved moulded canopy.
Full height pilasters with bases and moulded capitals either side of the doorway and at end of this tall block. 2:1 window range to South Street and High Street respectively of small paned vertically sliding sashes with margins. Shop window to each face each with pilaster with bases and brackets supporting the frieze
and moulded flat canopy, window with central mullion and upper transom. Pierced ventilators. To the right the 3 bay 2 storey range has3 small paned vertically sliding sash windows to first floor with pilasters with moulded capitals between and to left and right, they rest on a central band and terminate at eaves band. Moulded eaves cornice. Bikes and Things (right) has a C19 shop front with recessed C20 door to left, windows with central mullion and upper transom with pierced ventilators. Central C20 shop window with recessed 6 light left door
and recessed 6 panel right door. A C16 heavy moulded bridging joist is visible in Bikes and Things which also has vertically boarded walls and C18 fire surround. Probably part of RCHM 3 q.v. 9/141.
Listing NGR: TM1065031859
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 437760
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
An Inventory of Essex North East, (1922)
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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