Ardleigh Fish and Chips (EHER 34572)

A house and shop dated to the 16th century or earlier with later additions and alterations. It is mainly timber framed and plastered with some weatherboarding and a red plain tiled roof. Much of the interior frame is covered but the bay adjacent to the shop was originally jettied to road face and has moulded ceiling and bridging joists with run-out stops.

Listed building description A house and shop dated to the 16th century or earlier with later additions and alterations. It is mainly timber framed and plastered with some weatherboarding and a red plain tiled roof, hipped with gablet to right of left return. It is L shaped in plan, with a one storey front shop range, external right and forward off centre left chimney stacks, a rear two storey range with chimney stack to the end 19th century extension. Much of the interior frame is covered but the bay adjacent to the shop was originally jettied to road face and has moulded ceiling and bridging joists with run-out stops. The roof is of side purlin construction. Samuel Francis, a wheelwright, lived here 1796. <1> Photographs <2> <3>