Boultwood's Farmhouse
BOULTWOOD'S FARMHOUSE, RAYNE HATCH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1305727
- Date first listed:
- 06-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Boultwood's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- BOULTWOOD'S FARMHOUSE, RAYNE HATCH
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/05884/05
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1305727
- Date first listed:
- 06-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Boultwood's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- BOULTWOOD'S FARMHOUSE, RAYNE HATCH
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:
- BOULTWOOD'S FARMHOUSE, RAYNE HATCH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stisted
- National Grid Reference:
- TL7890527095
Details
TL 72 NE
1/276
STISTED
RAYNE HATCH
(west side)
Boultwood's Farmhouse
GV
II
House. C17, altered in early C19. Timber framed, mainly clad with red brick in
Flemish bond, partly plastered, roofed with slate. Main range of 3 bays facing
SE, with axial stack one bay from right end, and stack in left end wall. C17
service range to rear of right end. Early C19 wing to rear of left end, canted
to left. Single-storey lean-to extension between rear ranges. 2 storeys and
cellar. 2 full-height splayed bays of sashes of 8, 12 and 8 lights, with some
crown glass. Central first-floor sash of 6 lights with semi-circular head.
Central 6-panel door (4 fielded, bottom panels flush), doorcase with engaged
fluted columns, altered capitals, and shallow canopy. Projecting eaves, hipped
roof of shallow pitch. The left return has one early C19 sash of 16 lights in a
segmental arch, and a 6-panel door (4 fielded, bottom panels flush) in doorcase
with panelled jambs and soffit, and fanlight with cast iron radial tracery. The
rear elevation of the left wing has a full-height bow of curved sashes. The
main range has chamfered axial beams (partly boxed in), some exposed heavy
studding with primary straight bracing in the rear wall, an early C19 stair with
wreathed handrail and stick balusters, a grey and white marble fire surround,
and several C17 and C18 doors. Original oak floorboards on first floor. Well
in cellar. The rear left wing has a white marble fire surround with paterae,
and reeded doorcases with paterae. The ground-floor bow has curved folding
shutters and reeded jambs; the first-floor bow has a reeded surround with
paterae. Early C19 cast iron grates in all hearths at left end of house. The
rear right wing has been reduced from 2 storeys to one storey, and has a
corrugated asbestos roof; chamfered axial beams, exposed joists of vertical
section. The will of John Bolthood in 1471 is mentioned by P. Morant, The
History and Antiquities of the County of Essex, 1768, II, 394.
Listing NGR: TL7890527095
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 116295
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Morant, P, The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex, (1768), 394
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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