Bower Hall (EHER 27870)
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Summary
Timber-framed and plastered two-storey house, with a tiled roof, built about 1600.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 8001 4549 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENTLOW, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
NRHE data transfer:
Bower Hall [NAT]. <1>
Bower Hall, barn and outbuilding, nearly 1 miles south-west of the church. The house is of two storeys, timber-framed and plastered; the roofs are tiled. It was built about 1600, on an irregular L-shaped plan with the wings extending towards the west and north. At the north end of the north wing the upper storey projects and has a projecting gable; both projections have original moulded bressummers with carved brackets.
Projecting towards the east from the north wing is a small staircase wing gabled at the east end; there is a moulded beam at the base of the gable, and another at the base of the gable at the south end of the north wing. The upper storey projects on the north side of the west wing. The east chimney-stack is original and has three octagonal shafts. The south chimney-stack, also original, is stepped and has an embattled cap. Condition of house, fairly good. <2>
Grade II. <3>
Sources
- <1> SEX34266 Map: Ordnance Survey. unknown. Ordnance Survey 1:10000 Post War National Grid. 1978.
- <2> SEX701 Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.210.
- <3> SEX27272 DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Braintree. p.47.
- <4> SEX56253 Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 3 frames, 1983.
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 610169
- National Monuments Record: TL 84 NW 39