Woolpack Inn (EHER 28906)
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Summary
17th century timber-framed building.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 8175 1542 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WITHAM, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
NRHE data transfer:
The Woolpack Inn [NAT]. <1>
No.7 Church Street (Woolpack Inn). A 17th century timber-framed and plastered building. Largely altered, added to and refronted in the 18th century with a red brick front with a parapet (now plastered on front) and a cornice. RCHM8. Grade II. <2>
Woolpack Inn, 50 yards north-east of the church, has large 18th century and modern additions and has been refronted. <3>
The Woolpack Inn is not shown on OS 1:10000 1980. Whether this is on oversight on the part of the ordnance survey or whether the building is still extent, can only be resolved by a field visit. <4>
2026 note: The inn is marked on modern and historic mapping.
See also: <5>
Sources
- <1> SEX60991 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1945-present. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Post War National Grid (5th Epoch). 1:2500. 1974.
- <2> SEX26226 DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1973. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Witham. p.11.
- <3> SEX183 Monograph: RCHME. 1921. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume II, Central and South-West. p.266.
- <4> SEX77332 Report: Royal Commission of Historic Monuments England. RCHME Recording. Borrill HMW 23-APR-1991 RCHME Recording.
- <5> SEX56253 Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 3 frames, 1970.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 881111
- National Monuments Record: TL 81 NW 72