Site of 16th century timber framed building, 6 Market Place, Braintree (EHER 28064)

Now destroyed. The site of a 16th century timber framed house which had been refronted in the 18th/early 19th century. It had a 20th century shop window in 18th century style. The building was demolished in the 1980s as part of the Tesco development.

Former Listed Building Description: An 18th or early 19th century front possibly to an earlier timber-framed and plastered building. A main block faces north with a wing extending to the south. It is two storeys and attics. The north front has a two window range and the east front has a one window range, double-hung sashes with glazing bars, in flush cased frames. The windows on the east front are paired and the attic is lit by a window in the gable. The ground storey has a 20th century shop window in 18th century style with glazing bars on the east side and 20th century windows with glazing bars set in an older frame with boarded stallboard on the north side. Roof tiled. <1> Demolished during the 1980s as part of the Tesco super store redevelopment. <2> NRHE data transfer: See <3>. NRHE summary description: House built 16th century, refronted in 18th or early 19th century. The ground storey has a 20th century shop window, 20th century windows on the north side. Timber-framed and plastered with tiled roof.