Poplar Cottage
POPLAR COTTAGE, THE GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1317205
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Poplar Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- POPLAR COTTAGE, THE GREEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1317205
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-1962
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 02-Feb-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Poplar Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- POPLAR COTTAGE, THE GREEN
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:
- POPLAR COTTAGE, THE GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ridgewell
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 73804 40955
Details
RIDGEWELL
167/6/21 THE GREEN
21-JUN-62 POPLAR COTTAGE
(Formerly listed as:
THE GREEN
THE POPLARS)
(Formerly listed as:
THE GREEN
POPLARS FARM)
GV II
Range of 3 houses. Late C16, raised in height early C17 and re-roofed. Converted to 2 houses C19 and to one house early C20. Plastered and colourwashed timber frame; thatched roof.
EXTERIOR: one storey and dormer attic. West elevation is 4-window range. Early C20 4-panelled door north of centre, the upper 2 panels with stained glass. 4 C20 2-light casements. Pargeted panels between windows. Gabled dormer north of centre fitted with a 2-light casement. Ridge stack north of centre.
South gable end weatherboarded. North gable end as west elevation, with one 2-light attic casement.
Rear (east) elevation with 3 2-light casements, one covered by a single-storey extension of 1983. One gabled dormer fitted with a 2-light casement.
INTERIOR: ground floor consists of 3 rooms in a line, served by passage created on west side. Main frame of reused jowled principal studs clasping wall plates and standing on sole plates. Secondary studs of late C16. Bridging beams and ceiling joists inserted early C17.
North room with chamfered spine beam with tongue stops and similar joists. Stud south wall is former property division. South of this wall is staircase bay, with early C20 dog-leg staircase of twisted balusters and turned newels. Main stack of English bond brick, rebuilt in C20.
Centre room with wide fireplace opening under chamfered bressumer with tongue stops. Bridging beam and joists with similar decoration. South room with similar bridging beam and joists; no fireplace.
South end added early C20, with secondary staircase in straight flight.
First floor with interconnecting rooms. Exposed principal studs. Roof of secondary rafters, collars and one tier of clasped purlins.
Listing NGR: TL7380440955
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 114133
- 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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