Garden Wall Incorporating Gardener's Cottage, Attached to Ford Place
GARDEN WALL INCORPORATING GARDENER'S COTTAGE, ATTACHED TO FORD PLACE, STIFFORD HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1337121
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Wall Incorporating Gardener's Cottage, Attached to Ford Place
- Statutory Address:
- GARDEN WALL INCORPORATING GARDENER'S COTTAGE, ATTACHED TO FORD PLACE, STIFFORD HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1337121
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1986
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-May-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Wall Incorporating Gardener's Cottage, Attached to Ford Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- GARDEN WALL INCORPORATING GARDENER'S COTTAGE, ATTACHED TO FORD PLACE, STIFFORD HILL
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:
- GARDEN WALL INCORPORATING GARDENER'S COTTAGE, ATTACHED TO FORD PLACE, STIFFORD HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Thurrock (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 59500 80681
Details
In the entry for:
1. STIFFORD HILL
5221 Stifford
TQ 58 SE 4/20(a) Garden wall attached to Ford Place
II G.V.
The address and description shall be amended to read:
1. STIFFORD HILL
5221 Stifford
TQ 58 SE Garden wall incorporating Gardener's cottage, attached to Ford Place
II G.V.
2. Garden wall and attached gardener's cottage. Wall. C17. Red brick, irregular bonding; division wall in centre on north-south axis. Encloses garden said to be the largest in Essex. Gardener's cottage attached to central division wall, which appears to form part of it. Probably C17 and later. Part red brick, English bond to ground floor, but rendered over southern half, the north part raised in Flemish bond brickwork, the southern half upper storey timber framed and rendered. Hipped peg tile roof. C20 stack on north west angle, earlier stack with west face of roof. 2 storeys, with late C20 weather-boarded lean-to to north. West facade, boarded door beneath arched head. Irregularly placed small pane casements also with arched heads, and with cast iron lights with Gothic pointed arched panes. All of two lights, except that to left of door, which is a single light. Timber framing of reasonable scantling; earlier window opening to rear. Front elevation has C17 cellar access with relieving arch and pegged timber surround.
The list was previously amended in respect of this entry on 30 April 1986.
Listing NGR: TQ5950080681
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 119851
- 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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