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Little Tagley (EHER 29531)

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Summary

Hall house built in the second half of the 16th century, with 17th century additions, and later refacing in modern brick.

Map

Location

Grid reference TL 7197 3836 (point)
Civil Parish STAMBOURNE, BRAINTREE, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

NRHE data transfer: Little Tagley (NAT). <1> Little Tagley. Hall house, early 16th century, altered in the 17th and 20th century. RCHM 6. Grade II. <2> Little Tagley, house, 500 yards south of the church, was built in the second half of the 16th century. The south-west part was either rebuilt or added in the 17th century. The south-west side has been re-faced with modern brick. On the north-west side are two original windows with moulded mullions and old hinges, catches and glazing. The original central chimney-stack has four square shafts, set diagonally. Inside the building, the north-east room has late 16th or early 17th-century panelling, re-fixed, and a panelled door, and at the foot of the staircase is an original four-centred arch; the panelling and doors have carved friezes. <3> See also: <4>

Sources

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. 1968.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Braintree. p.41.
  • <3> Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.274.
  • <4> Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 1 frame.

Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 880573
  • National Monuments Record: TL 73 NW 14

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