Diggins Farmhouse (Farm Track to North West)
DIGGINS FARMHOUSE (FARM TRACK TO NORTH WEST), BIRDS GREEN LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1337268
- Date first listed:
- 12-May-1980
- List Entry Name:
- Diggins Farmhouse (Farm Track to North West)
- Statutory Address:
- DIGGINS FARMHOUSE (FARM TRACK TO NORTH WEST), BIRDS GREEN LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1337268
- Date first listed:
- 12-May-1980
- List Entry Name:
- Diggins Farmhouse (Farm Track to North West)
- Statutory Address 1:
- DIGGINS FARMHOUSE (FARM TRACK TO NORTH WEST), BIRDS GREEN LANE
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:
- DIGGINS FARMHOUSE (FARM TRACK TO NORTH WEST), BIRDS GREEN LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Epping Forest (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Willingale
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 58136 08249
Details
TL 50 NE WILLINGALE BIRDS GREEN LANE, (Farm track to north- west), Diggins Farmhouse 5/101 12.5.80 II
Farmhouse, c.1600 and Late 018 early C19 and timber framed and plastered. Of two storeys and a complex, square plan form composed of three ranges of varying dates. The range facing south-east has a range of 4 double hung sashes with small square panes over 3 similar windows and a rear central early C19 door with flat hood and scroll brackets. The peg tile roof has hips at either end returning to the side ranges. Behind the ridge is a pair of symmetrically disposed C18 stacks, rebuilt to old form. The north-west range, encased in painted brick with a parapetted gable, is of two storey. The south-east range has a 2 storey block with hipped peg tile roof and then a C20 single storey hipped roofed block with gabled dormer in the south-east facing roof slopes. To the rear, the blocks are linked by a painted brick parapet. Windows in rear ranges are mixture of C19 and C20 casements with small panes. Internally the north-west range is of late C16, high quality framing with tapering jowls and broadly stop chamfered bridging joists. Side purlin roof with collars and large curved windbracing. One tiebeam at first floor level is unusual in that the soffit is moulded at its junction with the jowled post. Some fragments of C17 panelling one section with a carved frieze. Staircase has moulded handrail and square newel posts of C17 staircase reused.
Listing NGR: TL5813608249
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 118487
- 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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