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Green Stead (EHER 34404)

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Summary

An 18th century timber framed house with a 19th century brick facade. It has a rendered timber frame with painted Flemish bond brick front. It has a steeply-pitched plain tile roof with gabled ends and spracketed eaves. It has a two room plan with a central entrance passage.

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Location

Grid reference TM 1775 2244 (point)
Civil Parish THORPE-LE-SOKEN, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

Listed building description An 18th century timber framed house with a 19th century brick facade. It has a rendered timber frame with painted Flemish bond brick front. It has a steeply-pitched plain tile roof with gabled ends and spracketed eaves. It has a two room plan with a central entrance passage, the left room is the parlour and the right hand room the kitchen. The outshot behind the kitchen may be original, but the rear left outshot is 19th century. It is two storeys and attic. The interior has most of the early 18th century two panel doors intact. The left hand room has a brick fireplace with a curved back and chamfered timber lintel. The right hand room has a large brick fireplace, partly dismantled and with a lintel missing. The two ground floor and two first floor rooms have axial ceiling beams, those on right chamfered, the first floor with cyma steps; those on left with bowtel mouldings. The original winder staircase is at the rear right end of the passage. <1> <2>

Sources

  • --- Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 14 frames, 4/1990, 12/1991 and 3/1992.

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