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The Gardens (EHER 25496)

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Summary

A house dated to around 1800. It is built from red brick and has a hipped grey slate roof with right and left chimney stacks. It is two storeys and basements. The property was part of the Norman family estate and was owned by Canon Norman. The Earl of Oxford used it as a collateral to raise a mortgage around 1820. An attached vinery to the south of the property has recently been demolished, it was one of several and the 19th century owner boasted he could have grapes every day of the year.

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Location

Grid reference TM 1078 3183 (point)
Civil Parish MANNINGTREE, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

A house dated to around 1800. It is built from red brick and has a hipped grey slate roof with right and left chimney stacks. It is two storeys and basements. The house is formed from three bays with an additional right bay. The rear wall has ornate stone brackets which at one time supported a vinery. The property was part of the Norman family estate and was owned by Canon Norman. The Earl of Oxford used it as a collateral to raise a mortgate around 1820. An attached vinery to the south of the property has recently been demolished, it was one of several and the 19th century owner boasted he could have grapes every day of the year. <1> Photographs <2>

Sources

  • <1> Webpage: Historic England. 2011. National Heritage List for England (NHLE).
  • <2> Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 3 frames, 6/1986.

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