Former Harbour Cafe
FORMER HARBOUR CAFE, WEST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1298471
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Former Harbour Cafe
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER HARBOUR CAFE, WEST STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1298471
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Former Harbour Cafe
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER HARBOUR CAFE, WEST 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:
- FORMER HARBOUR CAFE, WEST STREET
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 25930 32669
Details
HARWICH
TM2532NE WEST STREET 609-1/1/148 (North East side) 20/06/72 Former Harbour Cafe
GV II
House, later cafe, vacant at time of survey. Early C19. Painted brick with Welsh slate roof hipped on SW corner. 2 storeys and 'L'plan form. EXTERIOR: front to Church Street has 3 large recessed double-hung sash windows with small panes and Roman cement slightly arched heads with projecting keystones. Ground floor has 2 similar but tripartite windows. Central entrance has Egyptian doorcase with flat hood, oversailing entablature and sharply tapering pilasters. Door is deeply recessed with panelled flanks, upper panels raised-and-fielded. Large rectangular fanlight over door with 6 flush panels and narrow panelled strips either side. The SE elevation to Customs House Lane has one large and one small double-hung sash, as front, on first floor. Ground floor has one similar double-hung sash, a contemporary door opening and two C20 windows. Machine-made clay plain tile roofed lean-to at NE end linking to interesting outbuilding which is timber-framed and plastered, plain clay tile roof, tall rear stack and cellar under.
Listing NGR: TM2593032669
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 366662
- 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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