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Upper Yeldham Hall (EHER 28382)

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Summary

Late 16th century timber-framed manor house, with early 17th century additions. Alterations were carried out in the 20th century. It is of two storeys with attics on an H-shaped plan with the cross-wings, at the east and west ends. Modern additions are between the wings.

Map

Location

Grid reference TL 7819 3878 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLE YELDHAM, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

NRHE data transfer: Upper Yeldham Hall (NAT). <1> Upper Yeldham Hall. Manor house, late 16th and early 17th century, altered in the 20th century. RCHM 2. Grade II. <2> Little Yeldham Hall, house and barn, 1/2 m SSE of the church. The house is of two storeys with attics; the walls are of plastered timber-framing faced with modern brick and the roofs are tiled. It was built early in the 17th century, on an H-shaped plan with the cross-wings, at the east and west ends and at the side, and at the back there is a modern addition between the wings. In the west wing is an original chimney-stack with grouped diagonal shafts. Inside the building are chamfered ceiling-beams and shaped wall-posts, and one room has an original door of moulded battens. <3> See also: <4>

Sources

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. unknown. Ordnance Survey 1:10000 Post War National Grid. 1975.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Braintree. p.32.
  • <3> Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.190.
  • <4> Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 2 frames, 1/1984.

Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 880687
  • National Monuments Record: TL 73 NE 41

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