Baytree Farmhouse (EHER 30202)
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Summary
A timber framed house dating from the early 16th century and to around 1600. It was altered in the 18th and 19th centuries and extended in the 20th century.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7916 2335 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STISTED, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
May 1953. Grade II* listed.
A timber framed house dating from the early 16th century and to around 1600. It was altered in the 18th and 19th centuries and extended in the 20th century. Roofed with handmade red plain tiles. There is an early 16th century long-jetty range of three bays facing north. To the right is a long-jetty range of around 1600 comprising one short bay with stack in rear half, stair and lobby-entrance in the front half, and two long bays to the right of it. A 20th century two-storey extension of yellow brick with flat roof is situated to the rear of the left end of the earlier range. <1>
See photos <2>.
NRHE data transfer:
Bay Tree Farm. <3>
Bay Tree Farm is early 16th century with early 17th century additions. This house embodies the 'watershed' dividing late
Medieval tradition and the succeeding tradition; it is a veritable text book example. <4> <5> <6>
March 1975. Field survey.
As described but not outstanding. See photograph. <7>
Baytree Farmhouse (formerly listed as Bay Tree Farmhouse). House. Built in early 16th century and in around 1600, altered in 18th century and 19th century, extended in 20th century. <8>
Sources
- <1> SEX71357 Webpage: Historic England. 2011. National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Hewitt, C.A., p.101, plan.
- <2> SEX56253 Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 3 frames, 5/1987.
- <3> SEX34266 Map: Ordnance Survey. unknown. Ordnance Survey 1:10000 Post War National Grid.
- <4> SEX77739 Serial: Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology. 1969. Post Medieval Archaeology, Volume 3. 3.
- <5> SEX76 Monograph: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume III, North-East. p.212.
- <6> SEX23056 DESC TEXT: Ministry of Housing and Local Government. 1960. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Braintree. p.76.
- <7> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments.
- <8> SEX27687 DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1988. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Braintree.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 378951
- National Monuments Record: TL 72 SE 34