Rainbirds
RAINBIRDS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1337805
- Date first listed:
- 13-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Rainbirds
- Statutory Address:
- RAINBIRDS
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- Date:
- 2002-06-21
- Reference:
- IOE01/04262/19
- Rights:
- © Mr Brian Martin. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1337805
- Date first listed:
- 13-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Rainbirds
- Statutory Address 1:
- RAINBIRDS
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:
- RAINBIRDS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hatfield Peverel
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 77655 09154
Details
TL 70 NE HATFIELD PEVEREL
7/52 Rainbirds
- II
Wrongly shown on OS map as Chelmer Cottages. House. Late C16 and C18, altered in C20. Timber framed, roughcast rendered with some weatherboarding, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 2-bay early C18 range facing SE, with internal stack at rear, and C19 2-storey lean-to extension at rear. 3-bay late C16 ran to right, forming a T-plan, with C20 stack at the junction (replacing a C16/C17 stack in the same position). 2 storeys and attic. 3 C20 casements on ground floor, 4 on first floor, one in attic gable. Door at front of C20 lean-to porch. Original carved scrolled brackets to attic gable, and shaped sprockets below eaves. The carved bressumer, bargeboards, pendant and diagonal shafts described by the RCHM (23) are missing. In crosswing, close studding, original studded partition between middle and rear bays, blocked window of early glazed type in right wall with 2 ovolo mullions, and 2 similar blocked windows at front, each with one ovolo mullion. Butt-purlin roof in front bay, clasped purlin roof in remainder, blocked dormer to right. In C18 range, chamfered beam with lamb's tongue stops.
Listing NGR: TL7765509154
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 115393
- 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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