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Baythorne Hall (EHER 29447)

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Summary

A house of two storeys with walls of plastered timber framing, and a tiled roof. It was built in the 15th century, with an open Hall in the middle, and a cross wing at each end. In the 16th century an upper floor and a chimney-stack were inserted in the Hall.

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Location

Grid reference TL 7194 4265 (point)
Civil Parish BIRDBROOK, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

August 1952. Grade II listed. Late 13th or early 14th century hall with 16th and 20th century alterations. <1> See photos <2>. Tree ring analysis dates the construction of the building to late 1341 or 1342 or within a year or two after this date. <3> NRHE data transfer: Baythorne Hall [NAT]. <4> Baythorn Hall, 1 1/4 m NE of the church, is of two storeys; the walls are of plastered timber framing, and the roofs are tiled. It was built in the 15th century, with an open Hall in the middle, and a cross wing at each end. In the 16th c an upper floor and a chimney-stack were inserted in the Hall. On the SE front the upper storey of the cross-wing projects, and is supported by curved brackets. <5> Additional bibliography. <6> <7>

Sources

  • <1> Webpage: Historic England. 2011. National Heritage List for England (NHLE).
  • <2> Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 4 frames, 9/1983.
  • <3> Dendrochronology Report: Oxford Dendrochronology Lab. 2011. The Tree-Ring Dating of Baythorne Hall, Birdbrook, Essex.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. 1967.
  • <5> Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.29.
  • <6> Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. and Radcliffe, E.. 1965. The Buildings of England, Essex (second edition). p.88.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Hewett, C.A.. 1980. English Historic Carpentry. pp.140-141.

Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 763707
  • National Monuments Record: TL 74 SW 55

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