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Highfields Farmhouse (EHER 25057)

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Summary

Late 16th to early 17th century timber-framed house altered in the 18th to 19th century. Restored following fire in late 1970s.

Map

Location

Grid reference TL 8428 2262 (point)
Civil Parish COGGESHALL, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

NRHE data transfer: Highfields Farmhouse. Shown on OS map as nos 96 and 98, West Street. House of about 1600, altered in the 18th and 19th century, seriously damaged by fire about 1977 and restored. RCHM 92. Grade II. <1> Highfields, house, is of three storeys. It was built about 1600 but has been much altered and added to in the 19th century. Inside the building the middle room on the ground floor has original panelling and a panelled overmantel with coupled columns and dentilled cornice. <2>

Sources

  • <1> DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1988. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Braintree. p.156.
  • <2> Monograph: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume III, North-East. p.123.

Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 881371
  • National Monuments Record: TL 82 SW 30

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