RETAINING WALLS, RAMP, STEPS, STAIRCASES, BENCH AND RAISED PAVING

RETAINING WALLS, RAMP, STEPS, STAIRCASES, BENCH AND RAISED PAVING, EAST SQUARE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1271498
Date first listed:: 22-Dec-1998
List Entry Name:: RETAINING WALLS, RAMP, STEPS, STAIRCASES, BENCH AND RAISED PAVING
Statutory Address:: RETAINING WALLS, RAMP, STEPS, STAIRCASES, BENCH AND RAISED PAVING, EAST SQUARE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1271498
Date first listed:: 22-Dec-1998
List Entry Name:: RETAINING WALLS, RAMP, STEPS, STAIRCASES, BENCH AND RAISED PAVING
Statutory Address 1:: RETAINING WALLS, RAMP, STEPS, STAIRCASES, BENCH AND RAISED PAVING, EAST SQUARE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: RETAINING WALLS, RAMP, STEPS, STAIRCASES, BENCH AND RAISED PAVING, EAST SQUARE

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County:: Essex
District:: Basildon (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ7054688609

Details

TQ 78 NW BASILDON EAST SQUARE

717/6/10008 Retaining walls, ramp, steps, staircases, bench and raised paving

GV II

Townscape designed in conjunction with Brooke House, 1962, Architect Anthony B Davies, chief architect and planner to Basildon Development Corporation; Sir Basil Spence, consultant adviser Oil town centre. Sunken square designed to complement Brooke House. Broad flight of steps to lower level along west side, curved ramp with cobble clad retaining walls and concrete coping to parapet, in front of steps, and upper ramp, also with cobble cladding to retaining walls, with painted steel railings and hardwood handrail above. East side has double 'row' shops at ground and first floor (part of Freedom House and not included in listing), with projecting 'L' plan reinforced concrete staircase, with precast treads on cranked r.c. carriage beam and with painted steel railings, with hardwood handrail, above. At foot of staircase is purpose-designed bench with vertical slats of teak fixed to a light tubular steel framework. Part of a group with Brooke House (qv) which it is designed to complement. (Architectural Review: Browne K: A new look at Basildon Town Centre, November 1962: 332- 335; Planning for Man and Motor, London: Ritter P: Basildon New Town Main Centre: Pergamon Press: 1964-: 221; Architects Journal: Shops and flats at Basildon, 10 December 1962: 1962-,: 1381- 9; Architect and Building News, 13 February 1963: Tower block, Basildon: 1963-: 239-43).

Listing NGR: TQ7054688609

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 472021
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Planning for Man and Motor, (1964), 221
'Architectural Review' in November, (1962), 332-335
'Architects Journal' in 10 December, (1962), 1381-9
'Architect and Building News' in 13 Februrary, (1963), 239-43

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.