Olivers Farmhouse (EHER 28418)
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Summary
Late 16th century manor house, with 19th and 20th century alterations. It is of two storeys with attics and built on an L-shaped plan with the wings extending towards the west and south. Modern additions are at the back of the west wing and at the south end and east side of the south wing.
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Location
| Grid reference | TL 7448 3674 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TOPPESFIELD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
NRHE data transfer:
Oliver's Farm (NAT). <1>
Olivers Farmhouse. Manor house, late 16th century, altered in the 19th and 20th century. RCHM 14. Grade II*. <2>
Oliver's Farm, house, now two tenements, about 1/2 mile south-east of the church, is of two storeys with attics. It was built on an L-shaped plan with the wings extending towards the west and south, but has modern additions at the back of the west wing, and at the south end and east side of the south wing. On the north front are old mullioned and transomed window frames.
Inside the building, the middle part of the main block originally formed a hall of one storey and of two bays, with a fireplace in the south wall; in the ceiling are moulded beams and stop-chamfered joists, and there is a wall-post with a moulded corbel. In the upper storey is an original door of three panels. <3>
Sources
- <1> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. 1968.
- <2> SEX53989 DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Braintree. p.49.
- <3> SEX701 Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.326.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 880614
- National Monuments Record: TL 73 NW 28