THE FRAYS

THE FRAYS, 14, FRAYS CLOSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1358349
Date first listed:: 06-Sep-1974
List Entry Name:: THE FRAYS
Statutory Address:: THE FRAYS, 14, FRAYS CLOSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1358349
Date first listed:: 06-Sep-1974
Date of most recent amendment:: 03-Apr-1990
List Entry Name:: THE FRAYS
Statutory Address 1:: THE FRAYS, 14, FRAYS CLOSE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: THE FRAYS, 14, FRAYS CLOSE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Hillingdon (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 05546 79319

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11/12/2012

TQ 0579 29/116 5018 6.9.74

FRAYS CLOSE (off MONEY LANE) WEST DRAYT0N No 14 (The Frays)

(Formerly listed as No. 51)

II*

House. C15, probably late C16, C17; late C18 cladding; C20 alterations. Timber frame with painted infill clad in brownish brick of various bonds; plain tile roof; brick chimneys. 2 storeys. Main range, probably late C16 replacing an earlier open hall, of 3 bays with through passage between right-hand bays. On its left, projecting slightly, is C15, floored, gabled, solar cross-wing, possibly originally jettied at front, and 2 bays deep (although in line with main range at rear). To rear of main range on right is 2-bay wing. Windows are mostly diamond-leaded iron casements with wood frames; late C20 doors; openings at front have segmental header brick arches. Entrance elevations gabled porches to board doors, on left of cross-wing and to centre of main range, the latter doorway with chamfered wood frame. Wing has 2-light window to right, 3-light window above, imported 1790 Sun Insurance fire plaque, and old cusped barge- boards. Main range has 2-light windows, those on first floor set below eaves; roof half-hipped on right; multiple-flue stack at left end, forward of ridge, and external stack at right end. Rear: right wing has C20 door and side lights; a small window on left at mid-floor level with segmental brick arch; and a 2-light window below eaves of hipped roof. Brick pilaster between wing and main range which has small window to left, larger one to centre, both under segmental brick arches, and 3 windows above (that on right small). Left wing has external gable stack with offset top; and to its right return a bricked-up door with window over on right. Left return (solar wing): central brick pier with window to right on ground floor, left on first floor, each with late C20 glazing but the latter with 3 large scantling flat-faced wood mullions. Right return: gable of main range has a 2-light window to each floor on right of stack, that on first floor with segmental brick arch. Wing has a door, now window, on left, and a 2-light window to right on each floor, the ground-floor openings with segmental brick arches. Interior: timber frame exposed, partic- ularly on first floor which has large-scantling jowelled posts and arched braces; the main range is built abutting the solar cross-wing, which has: in ground-floor room, large-scantling unchamfered close-set joists; probably early- mid C17 brick fireplace with heavily-moulded bressummer, cast-iron fireback with initials 'CR' (King Charles) and spreading oak tree, and C18 bread oven in side; on first floor, front wall has shallowly-arched braces and groove in soffit of wall plate for former window shutter; rear bay has evidence of former mullions in rear window as remain in window in left wall; central cambered chamfered tie-beam with stepped-cyma stops supporting plain crown post (in roof) with arch braces to collar purlin; collared rafters. Main Range: doorhead from former through-passage rear door. Housebody (on left) has close-set chamfered joists, mostly with flat stops; chamfered spine-beam; brick inglenoose fireplace with chamfered cambered bressumer, 2 side recesses, and fire-back with coat of arms. Right bay has reused rafters as joists. On first floor, top of former solid wood stair survives, on rear side of chimney; mortices in soffit of wall-plate of left bay from former diamond-set window mullions; steeply-cambered tie-beams between bays and also in rear right wing; queen post roof trusses with through purlins and old rafters.

Listing NGR: TQ0554679319

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.