MITCHELL'S FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1297796
Date first listed:: 01-Nov-1972
List Entry Name:: MITCHELL'S FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address:: MITCHELL'S FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1297796
Date first listed:: 01-Nov-1972
List Entry Name:: MITCHELL'S FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: MITCHELL'S FARMHOUSE

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: MITCHELL'S FARMHOUSE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Essex
District:: Uttlesford (District Authority)
Parish:: Saffron Walden
National Grid Reference:: TL 55668 42195

Details

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL54SE LITTLE WALDEN 669-1/6/369 Mitchell's Farmhouse 01/11/72

II

House. C17 or earlier with early/mid C19 refacing and additions and C20 refurbishment. Timber-framed, rendered, red brick, C20 pantiled roof. Plan uneven T form. 2 storeys. Front SW elevation: brick faced. 4 window range of principal 3 window grouping plus a further single windowed additional bay at SE end. Principal run all C19, all windows sashes with glazing bars. Ground floor, each outer end, a 3-cant bay window brick base, slated hipped roof, 1x4, 3x4, 1x4 panes, between, segment headed front doorway, moulded architrave, door of 6 panels, 3 pane overlight and adjacent segment headed window with side margin glazing bars, 5x2 panes. First floor, 3 windows all with margin glazing 5x4 panes. Single bay extension has ground and first floor segment headed windows 3x2 paned sashes. Stacks, NW end C17 exterior, SE end of principal range also Cl7, C19 stack towards NW end. NE rear elevation: range all rendered, has wing projecting towards SE end with slight end-jetty, adjacent range to S also blank. To NW, 2 C19 doors, one of 4 panels, bead moulded, one boarded, 3-light sliding sash window between. First floor, one 3-light casement window. NW end elevation: gable end, large C17 shouldered stack has windows to NE side on ground and first floors, casement and sliding sash respectively, behind, windows on ground and first floor of rear wing. SE end elevation: C19 front edge of brick facing wall to timber framing, plain C20 door, wing behind, 2 ground floor and 1 first floor casement windows. INTERIOR: not inspected but evolution from C17 house with end stacks is clear, rear jettied wing probably earlier, possibly late C16.

Listing NGR: TL5566842195

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:: 370351
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.