Lord Riches' Cottages
LORD RICHES' COTTAGES, 92-100, WEST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1322412
- Date first listed:
- 15-Apr-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Lord Riches' Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- LORD RICHES' COTTAGES, 92-100, WEST STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1322412
- Date first listed:
- 15-Apr-1959
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 13-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Lord Riches' Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- LORD RICHES' COTTAGES, 92-100, 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:
- LORD RICHES' COTTAGES, 92-100, WEST STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Rochford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rochford
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 87307 90572
Details
ROCHFORD WEST STREET TQ 86/8790 (north side) 14/263 Nos. 92-100 (even). (Lord Riches' Cottages, 15.4.59 formerly 92-100 Church Street (formerly listed as Almshouses) II Row of almshouses. Founded 1567 by a bequest of Lord Rich of Leez Priory who died at Rochford Hall 1566 and probably built late C16 early C17 by his grandson the Earl of Warwick. C20 restorations. Red brick, red plain tiled roof with 2 forward gables to right and left of centre. 3 red brick chimney stacks with small buttresses to bases. Single storey. 3:1:3:1:3 one or 3-light C20 small paned casements. 6 C20 vertically boarded doors, one to left and right of each gable and left and right of main block. Each gable apex with a small plaque, that to left reads "Lord Ryches Cottages" to right "AD 1576".
Listing NGR: TQ8730790572
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 123254
- 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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