The Three Compasses Public House
THE THREE COMPASSES PUBLIC HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1264090
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Three Compasses Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE THREE COMPASSES PUBLIC HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1264090
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Three Compasses Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE THREE COMPASSES PUBLIC HOUSE
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:
- THE THREE COMPASSES PUBLIC HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Chelmsford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- West Hanningfield
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 72609 99700
Details
In the entry for:- WEST HANNINGFIELD The Three Compasses Public House The reference shall be amended to read TQ 79 NW 18/517A ----------------------------------------------------------------- WEST HANNINGFIELD 1. 5213 WEST HANNINGFIELD
The Three Compasses Public House TQ 69 NE 17/517A
II 2. Public House. C15 and C19 Timber framed and plastered with clay plain tiled gable roofs. Parallel ranges, that to the west is C19 with various casement windows; the C15 east range has sashes and casements, large red brick stack and catslide tiled roof to east. This range is a jettied crosswing of the first half of the C15 with an inserted C16 stack. The roof has a cross quadrate crown post with arched braces,collar purlin and collars. Floor joists to jettied end, now underbuilt, have central tenons into the bridging joist.
(R.C.H.M.5)
Listing NGR: TQ7260999700
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 428755
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
An Inventory of Essex South East, (1923)
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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