Swains Farmhouse
SWAINS FARMHOUSE, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1337146
- Date first listed:
- 02-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Swains Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- SWAINS FARMHOUSE, THE STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/05392/12
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1337146
- Date first listed:
- 02-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Swains Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- SWAINS FARMHOUSE, THE 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:
- SWAINS FARMHOUSE, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Tendring (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Little Clacton
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 16390 19292
Details
LITTLE CLACTON THE STREET TM 11 NE (west side) 7/121 Swains Farmhouse 2.9.85 II House. Late C15, early C16 origin with later alterations and additions. Timber framed and plastered, underbuilt with brick to ground floor. Red plain tiled roofs. Central range with right and left crosswings, that to left jettied. Off centre right red brick chimney stack. 2 storeys. 1:1:1 window range of various small paned casements and vertically sliding sashes, louvre to ground floor left dairy. C20 gabled porch. Panelled door with top lights. Rear stair turret. interior. Many features obscured by C19/C20 decorations. The central hall with halved and bridled top plate scarf originally continued north beyond the huge inserted chimney stack and brace mortices are visible in the tie beam and jowled storey posts. The north (right) crosswing of early C16 build. Rear stair turret possibly of C16. Jowled storey posts visible in left crosswing, the ground floor front was used and is still a Victorian dairy with brick floor and original settling shelf. Vertically boarded doors, chamfered bridging joists and other brick floors visible at time of re-survey.
Listing NGR: TM1639019292
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 119961
- 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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