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The Old Vicarage (EHER 34393)

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Summary

Red brick house built in 1823 which is wrongly shown on the OS map as The Vicarage. Built of gault and red brick in Flemish bond, and roofed with slate. It is double-pile plan facing SW, with two internal stacks symmetrically arranged. There is a late 19th century service range to rear right with hipped roof of shallow pitch and a 20th century flat-roofed single-storey extension to the rear left.

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Location

Grid reference TM 1750 2275 (point)
Civil Parish THORPE-LE-SOKEN, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

Red brick house built in 1823 which is wrongly shown on the OS map as The Vicarage. Built of gault and red brick in Flemish bond, and roofed with slate. It is double-pile plan facing SW, with two internal stacks symmetrically arranged. There is a late 19th century service range to rear right with hipped roof of shallow pitch and a 20th century flat-roofed single-storey extension to the rear left. It is two storeys and cellars. There is a 3-window range of original sashes of 12 lights with flat brick arches, with the lower windows recessed in segmental arches. It has central double half-glazed doors in Greek Doric portico with fluted columns, triglyphs, and three stone steps. <1> <2>

Sources

  • <1> Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 7 frames, 7/1985.
  • <2> Webpage: Historic England. 2011. National Heritage List for England (NHLE).

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