Rundle House (EHER 25604)
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Summary
Late 14th century and later timber-framed hall house.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 5454 1651 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HATFIELD BROAD OAK, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
NRHE data transfer:
(TL 54551651) Rundle House [NAT]. <1>
Rundle House. House of the late 14th century, altered about 1400 and in the 15th century. RCHM 2. Grade II*. <2>
House, formerly an almshouse, on the west side of Cage End, 150 yards south-west of the church. It was built probably late in the 15th or early in the 16th century, and has at the south end a passage-way above which the upper storey is gabled on the east and west and projects on the east side. The passage-way has at each end a four-centred arch of oak. The east arch has sunk spandrels, and the north-east jamb has an attached oak shaft with a moulded capital, much defaced.
The upper storey over the archway has a moulded bressummer and is supported be hollow-chamfered brackets; the gable also has a moulded bressummer, and elaborately cusped barge-boards. Condition - Bad. <3>
See: <4>
Sources
- <1> SEX60991 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1945-present. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Post War National Grid (5th Epoch). 1:2500. 1975.
- <2> SEX15252 DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Uttlesford. p.20.
- <3> SEX183 Monograph: RCHME. 1921. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume II, Central and South-West. p.121.
- <4> SEX56253 Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 8 frames, 1/1984.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 918946
- National Monuments Record: TL 51 NW 40