Finings House and Drying House at Isinglass Factory
FININGS HOUSE AND DRYING HOUSE AT ISINGLASS FACTORY, WEST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1376101
- Date first listed:
- 13-Aug-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Finings House and Drying House at Isinglass Factory
- Statutory Address:
- FININGS HOUSE AND DRYING HOUSE AT ISINGLASS FACTORY, WEST STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1376101
- Date first listed:
- 13-Aug-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Finings House and Drying House at Isinglass Factory
- Statutory Address 1:
- FININGS HOUSE AND DRYING HOUSE AT ISINGLASS FACTORY, WEST STREET
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:
- FININGS HOUSE AND DRYING HOUSE AT ISINGLASS FACTORY, WEST STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Coggeshall
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 84229 22466
Details
TL8422 COGGESHALL WEST STREET 691/9/10015 Finings House and Drying House at Isinglass Factory II
Former drying house and workshop to tannery, later finings house to isinglass factory. Three builds. Northern part probably late C18 or early C19, southern part early to mid C19 but shown on 1853 Tithe map and one storey part to north probably early C19/ Northern part has base of red brick. Timber framed above and clad in weatherboarding with pantiled roof. Three storeys. There is a central access opening in the ground floor of the west elevation with a small inserted window to the north. Loading doors at first floor level of north end with a smaller loading door at the south end. Blocked opening in east elevation. The east elevation orignially had adjustable louvres. Internally there are four structural bays and steep wooden steps/ Second floor has been removed. Timber bolted knees to posts and beams. Three large wooden bats were used for preparing liquid finings (isinglass in solution) but the original use of the building was a drying house for hides and skins to the original tannery.
Listing NGR: TL8422922466
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 470091
- 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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