Boreham House
Boreham House, Main Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1338403
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Boreham House
- Statutory Address:
- Boreham House, Main Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1338403
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Boreham House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Boreham House, Main Road
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:
- Boreham House, Main Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Chelmsford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Boreham
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 74622 09152
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 17 August 2022 to amend the description and to reformat the text to current standards
TL 7409
28/3
BOREHAM
MAIN ROAD (south side)
Boreham House
29.12.52.
I
The design of the house has been attributed to James Gibbs or Henry Flitcroft and executed by Edward Shepherd for Benjamin Hoare, the owner of New Hall who removed some of the finest fittings from the Hall to his new house. The house had a number of alterations in the early C19 when Thomas Hopper added the grand carriage entrances to the left and right of the house (circa 1812).
The house is built of dark brown brick with stucco dressings and comprises a central block of two storeys, attics and basement and flanking single storey wings with triumphal arched carriage entrances at the north-east and south-west ends. The main block has a moulded and modillioned stucco cornice and a balustraded parapet with ball finials at intervals around the facades. The north-west and south-east facades have seven window range, arranged 2:3:2. The centre part, of three window range, breaks forward slightly and is surmounted by a modillioned pediment with a Diocletian window in the tympanum on the north-west front and one large and two small flanking circular windows on the south-east front. The north-east and south-west facades have three window range. The windows are double-hung sashes with glazing bars, with stucco moulded and shouldered architraves the ground storey windows have alternate segmental and triangular pediments. On the north-west front there is a large early C19 tetrastyle Tuscan portico two columns deep, with plain columns, cornice and a balustraded parapet. The south-east front has a central pedimented doorway opening on to a flight of balustraded stone steps. The side wings have three window range on the north-west front and balustraded parapets with ball finials. The end carriage entrances have central stucco moulded arches and keystones, paired plain Tuscan columns and a balustraded parapet with urns.
The interior has two splendid rooms, the entrance hall and the saloon, with elaborate enrichment including pedimented doors and a fireplace with Caryatids, The staircase, with heavy cast iron railings, is early C19.
Listing NGR: TL7462209152
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 112442
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 15 Essex,
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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