Dengie Manor

DENGIE MANOR, ASHELDHAM ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1337007
Date first listed:
10-Jan-1953
List Entry Name:
Dengie Manor
Statutory Address:
DENGIE MANOR, ASHELDHAM ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1337007
Date first listed:
10-Jan-1953
List Entry Name:
Dengie Manor
Statutory Address 1:
DENGIE MANOR, ASHELDHAM 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
DENGIE MANOR, ASHELDHAM ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Essex
District:
Maldon (District Authority)
Parish:
Dengie
National Grid Reference:
TL 98894 01603

Details

TL 90 SE DENGIE ASHELDHAM/ ROAD

5/85 Dengie Manor 10.1.53 GV II

House. C17 or earlier origin rear ranges, with C18 front range. Part timber framed and plastered, part painted brick. Front range with hipped and sprocketed red plain tiled roof, projecting eaves. Left and right red brick chimney stacks. 2 storeys and attics. 3 gabled dormers with C19 2 light casements, 2 small paned vertically sliding sashes with shutters to first floor, 2 angled bays with dentilled and moulded cornices, windows as first floor. Left return, central first floor window and shutters, pilasters and moulded flat canopy on brackets to central doorway, door with small paned top light, approached by a flight of steps with ornate iron railings with S balusters. Interior features include panelled doors, 2 fluted columns in hall and fine stick baluster staircase. Rear left single storey range of painted brick, weatherboarded return. Panelled door to left and 4 window range of small paned vertically sliding sashes. The house was the seat of the Fanshawe family from C16-1927, including Thomas, 1st and 2nd Lord Fanshawe, Sir Henry Fanshawe 1569-1616. RCHM 2.

Listing NGR: TL9889401603

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
119253
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
An Inventory of Essex South East, (1923)

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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