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Tilbury Hall (EHER 28389)

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Summary

Early 16th century hall house, with much of the house being added or rebuilt about 1600. It has two storeys and attics, and is timber-framed and plastered, with tiled roofs and is now used as a farmhouse.

Map

Location

Grid reference TL 7583 4006 (point)
Civil Parish TILBURY JUXTA CLARE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

NRHE data transfer: Tilbury Hall [NAT]. <1> Tilbury Hall. House, 14th and 16th century, altered in the 19th and 20th century. RCHM 2. Grade II*. <2> Tilbury Hall, now a farmhouse, 250 yards south-west of the church, is of two storeys with attics, timber-framed and plastered; the roofs are tiled. It is of T-shaped plan with the cross-wing at the south-west end. The south-east part of the cross-wing was built early in the 16th century, but the rest of the house was added or rebuilt about 1600. There are modern additions between the wings on the north side and the north-west end. At the north-east end of the main wing the upper storey projects, and below it are two early 17th century windows with moulded mullions. In the cross-wing are two early 17th century chimney-stacks, one with two diagonal shafts, and the other with grouped diagonal shafts and pilasters. <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. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Braintree. p.36.
  • <3> Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.320.
  • <4> Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 28 frames, 1/8/1974 and 1984.

Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 765315
  • National Monuments Record: TL 74 SE 42

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