Justices Cottage
JUSTICES COTTAGE, WETHERSFIELD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271804
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Justices Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- JUSTICES COTTAGE, WETHERSFIELD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271804
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Justices Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- JUSTICES COTTAGE, WETHERSFIELD ROAD
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:
- JUSTICES COTTAGE, WETHERSFIELD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Finchingfield
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 70026 32384
Details
TL73SW FINCHINGFIELD
401/4/10004 Wethersfield Road
Justice's Cottage
II
House. Late C16 in-line hall house with inserted floor and chimneystack, refronted and refenestrated in early C20. Timberframed building refronted in pargeting with sunburst patterns and applied thin timber framing including diamond shapes and thatched roof with one C17 off central and one C19 end external brick chimneystack. One storey and attics; irregular fenestration. Front has one gabled dormer, one window and early C20 studded plank door with flat wooden hood. Rear elevation obscured by 1998 extension, which is not of special interest, but retains one dormer and one window to right of extension. Windows are C20 sealed double glazed units with stuck on lead to simulate leaded lights.
INTERIOR: Close-studded oak frame, the studs pegged braces trenched externally. Former parlour has horizontal joists housed into bridging joist with soffit tenon and diminished haunch and spine beam. Former open hall has large brick open fireplace with wooden bressumer carrying warding symbol and wooden pads beneath. Inserted floor over hall housed with axial bridging joist with housed soffit tenons and diminished haunch. Jowled storey posts. Original rafters with daub.
Listing NGR: TL7002632384
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473131
- 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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