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Gray's Farmhouse (EHER 28258)

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Summary

Late 16th century farmhouse with 18th and 20th century alterations on the east side and at the south end.

Map

Location

Grid reference TL 7206 3213 (point)
Civil Parish WETHERSFIELD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Gray's Farm (NAT). <1> Gray's Farmhouse. House. Late 16th century, altered in the 20th century. RCHM 65. Grade II. <2> Gray's Farm, house, 3/4 mile north-east of the parish church, with 18th century additions on the east side and at the south end. The original central chimney-stack has three grouped diagonal shafts. Inside the building, one room on the ground floor has an original moulded ceiling-beam. On the first floor is an old boarded door with an original iron hinge. <3> See also: <4>

Sources

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. 1967.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Braintree. p 68.
  • <3> Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.341.
  • <4> Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 1 frame, 11/1984.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 880900
  • National Monuments Record: TL 73 SW 32

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