Capital Gardens Nursery
CAPITAL GARDENS NURSERY, MANOR LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280854
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Capital Gardens Nursery
- Statutory Address:
- CAPITAL GARDENS NURSERY, MANOR LANE
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- 2004-04-21
- Reference:
- IOE01/12210/07
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280854
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Capital Gardens Nursery
- Statutory Address 1:
- CAPITAL GARDENS NURSERY, MANOR LANE
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:
- CAPITAL GARDENS NURSERY, MANOR LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Tendring (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Harwich
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 24481 31018
Details
HARWICH
TM2431 MANOR LANE, Dovercourt 609-1/6/195 (North West side) 20/06/72 Capital Gardens Nursery
II
House. c1600, converted to 2 cottages in C18, then back to one in C20. Timber-framed and plastered with gabled roof of plain clay tiles. 2-bay plus stack bay baffle entry house, 2-storey and attics with single storey timber-framed and rendered on east end with gabled plain clay tile roof. EXTERIOR: front elevation (originally back) has 4 late C18 Gothick cast-iron pointed arched windows with central small opening light and small panes. Two C20 doors, replicas of late C18 originals with planted intersecting tracery heads. Central stack rebuilt in C20. INTERIOR: stairs inside former front door with part of well curved against stack. Some posts are jowled and arch brace to tie beam on one side of stack bay. One surviving external wall brace is sharply cranked and rises from post to end tie beam. Chamfered spine beams with lamb's tongue stops and square joists with usual tenons near soffit and diminished haunches. One curved wind brace remains in side purlin roof. Stop-chamfered mantel beam and exposed brick back of fireplace to parlour.
Listing NGR: TM2448131018
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 366602
- 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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