The Roses
THE ROSES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1337909
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1993
- List Entry Name:
- The Roses
- Statutory Address:
- THE ROSES
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1337909
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1993
- List Entry Name:
- The Roses
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ROSES
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:
- THE ROSES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Twinstead
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 85041 36160
Details
TWINSTEAD TWINSTEAD GREEN TL 83 NE
5/10000 The Roses
- II
Villa, circa 1850. Red brick stuccoed and lined for ashlar except rear wing of exposed red brick. Red brick chimney stacks rebuilt. Welsh slate roof. Two storeys, three bays, central hallway plan. Greek Doric porch distyle in antis, double half-glazed doors with arched lights and internal shutters set in glazed timber screen with narrow pilasters and rectangular fanlights. Tripartite sashes with margin glazing in eared moulded architraves and cornice hoods. First floor cill band. First floor sashes with margin glazing in eared moulded architraves. Window of three round arched lights with pilaster jambs to centre over porch. Central light has sash door to roof of porch. Side elevations of three bays, sashes with margin glazing in moulded architraves flanking blind panels in moulded architraves to centre bay, round arched to first floor. Rear elevation has half-glazed door with fanlight surmounted by round-arched sash with margin glazing and moulded architrave to stair. Two further sashes to left in architraves. Rear wing of four bays, door with fanlight to angle, 12-pane sashes under cambered gauged brick arches. Overhanging eaves with paired brackets. Interior: staircase with turned balusters, ramped and wreathed mahogany handrail with columbine carved detail to base, running dog detail to tread ends. Hall ceiling with plaster rose and cornice. Room to left: marble fireplace with console brackets, egg and dart cornice, ceiling frieze with roundels. Reveals fully panelled with shutters, carved gilt-wood pelmets. Room to right: black marble fireplace with cast iron grate, moulded cornice. Reveals fully panelled with shutters, timber curtain pole, moulded pelmet. Room to rear right: white marble fireplace with cast iron grate. Rear wing, middle room with painted stone fireplace, shutters; end room has painted stone fireplace, pump, stone sink. First floor front right, front left rooms have marble fireplaces flanked by closets. Other bedrooms have painted stone fireplaces. All internal doors original, four-panelled. The rear wing contains butler's pantries and servants' hall and back kitchen-scullery, both with ranges in large fireplaces, the scullery complete with pump and sink. The house is remarkable because of its exceptionally complete and unaltered state of preservation.
Listing NGR: TL8504136160
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 115849
- 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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