Part of Boundary Wall at HM Prison, Namely Approximately 130 Metres of North East Facing Wall Fronting Sandford Road, and Approximately 50 and 40 Metres of North West Facing Wall Fronting Springfield Road
PART OF BOUNDARY WALL AT HM PRISON, NAMELY APPROXIMATELY 130 METRES OF NORTH EAST FACING WALL FRONTING SANDFORD ROAD, AND APPROXIMATELY 50 AND 40 METRES OF NORTH WEST FACING WALL FRONTING SPRINGFIELD ROAD, SPRINGFIELD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328799
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Part of Boundary Wall at HM Prison, Namely Approximately 130 Metres of North East Facing Wall Fronting Sandford Road, and Approximately 50 and 40 Metres of North West Facing Wall Fronting Springfield Road
- Statutory Address:
- PART OF BOUNDARY WALL AT HM PRISON, NAMELY APPROXIMATELY 130 METRES OF NORTH EAST FACING WALL FRONTING SANDFORD ROAD, AND APPROXIMATELY 50 AND 40 METRES OF NORTH WEST FACING WALL FRONTING SPRINGFIELD ROAD, SPRINGFIELD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1328799
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Part of Boundary Wall at HM Prison, Namely Approximately 130 Metres of North East Facing Wall Fronting Sandford Road, and Approximately 50 and 40 Metres of North West Facing Wall Fronting Springfield Road
- Statutory Address 1:
- PART OF BOUNDARY WALL AT HM PRISON, NAMELY APPROXIMATELY 130 METRES OF NORTH EAST FACING WALL FRONTING SANDFORD ROAD, AND APPROXIMATELY 50 AND 40 METRES OF NORTH WEST FACING WALL FRONTING SPRINGFIELD ROAD, SPRINGFIELD ROAD
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:
- PART OF BOUNDARY WALL AT HM PRISON, NAMELY APPROXIMATELY 130 METRES OF NORTH EAST FACING WALL FRONTING SANDFORD ROAD, AND APPROXIMATELY 50 AND 40 METRES OF NORTH WEST FACING WALL FRONTING SPRINGFIELD ROAD, SPRINGFIELD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Chelmsford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 71640 07121
Details
1. 5213 SPRINGFIELD ROAD (South Side) Part of boundary wall at HM Prison, namely approximately 130 metres of north-east facing wall fronting Sandford Road, and approximately 50 and 40 metres of north-west facing wall fronting Springfield Road TL 70 NW 7/217
II
2. Built between 1823-26, the boundary wall survives in part, the central north gatehouse having been rebuilt. The north-west facing wall has 7 stone buttresses with hollow chamfers each side of the entrance. Stone corbel table top course. The north-east and north-west returns having bastions. All the wall is stone faced with rustications and blind, round headed niches in each face, head voussoired. Pilasters on each return with 'arrow-slits', capped with stone string and parapet. North-east facing wall of red brick in Flemish garden wall bond with 18 semi-circular buttresses each with conical top. Conical section to brick coping. Designed by Thomas Hopper.
Listing NGR: TL7164007121
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 352593
- 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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