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Street Farmhouse (EHER 28327)

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Summary

The farmhouse was built early in the 16th century, on an l-shaped plan with the wings extending towards the north and west. The hall occupied the middle of the north wing, with the solar on the north.

Map

Location

Grid reference TL 7468 4238 (point)
Civil Parish ASHEN, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

NRHE data transfer, 765048: Street Farm [NAT]. <1> Street Farmhouse. House of the early 16th century, extended in the 17th and 19th century. RCHM 9. Grade II*. <2> Street Farm, house, 80 yards north-west of the church, was built early in the 16th century, on an l-shaped plan with the wings extending towards the north and west. The hall occupied the middle of the north wing, with the solar on the north, and the screens on the south leading to the buttery in the west wing. On the east front, the upper storey projects, with plain curved brackets; at the north end of the front is a gable. On the north side of the west wing is a 16th century bay window with a moulded oak frame. Inside the building, the hall, the screens, and the parlour at the north end have original moulded ceiling beams and joists. In the hall are two original doorways with four-centred heads; the ledged and boarded doors are old. <3> See also: <4> NRHE data transfer, 965702: See <5>. NRHE summary description: An early 16th century timber framed house of two storeys. Additions were made in the 17th century and 19th century.

Sources

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1945-present. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Post War National Grid (5th Epoch). 1:2500. 1962.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Braintree. p.8.
  • <3> Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.10.
  • <4> Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 3 frames, 11/1983.
  • <5> Collection: Various. Various. Historic England Archive. BF100889.

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Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 765048
  • National Monuments Record: TL 74 SW 75
  • NRHE identifier: 965702
  • National Monuments Record: TL 74 SW 106

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