16, MAIN STREET
16, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1265522
- Date first listed:
- 14-Nov-1990
- List Entry Name:
- 16, MAIN STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 16, MAIN STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1265522
- Date first listed:
- 14-Nov-1990
- List Entry Name:
- 16, MAIN STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 16, MAIN 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:
- 16, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- East Cambridgeshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Witchford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 50835 78717
Details
SCHEDULE The following building shall be added:
WITCHFORD TL 50 78 MAIN STREET
20/52 No 16
II
House. Probably C16 and C17, possibly with earlier origins. Plastered timber frame and brick. Steeply pitched plain tile roof with gabled ends, east end mansard roof. Brick axial and gable end stacks, the axia stack has diagonally set shafts.
4-room plan with lobby entrance against central axial stack with back-to-back fireplaces heating the two central rooms. The left end (west) room is in a short cross-wing. The two right hand rooms appear to be a C17 addition. Outshut at rear of centre left room.
2 storeys and 1 storey and attic. Long 4-window range, the left in gabled cross-wing set back slightly from front, the right hand 2 bays brick, 1 storey and attic and lower eaves to mansard roof with wide C20 dormer. All late C20 2 and 3-light casements with glazing bars. Main roof carried down over brick porch at centre. At rear gable end of cross-wing on right with brick stack, mansard on left and outshuts between.
Interior: Chamfered axial beams and exposed joists, the right hand and left of centre rooms appear to have bar stops; the right of centre room has cyma and notched stops and step stopped joists. The cross-wing has chamfered axial beam without stops and large fireplace in rear gable end with replaced lintels. Some exposed timber framing. Roof spaces ceiled but collared common rafters exposed over left of centre.
Listing NGR: TL5083578717
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 49527
- 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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