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Mistley Hall (EHER 34632)

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Summary

A house, now an Acorn Trust Home for the disabled. It was built around 1846 in red brick, three faces was stuccoed and ashlar lined. It has a hipped grey slate roofs with projecting eaves. It is two storeys and basement.

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Location

Grid reference TM 1087 3098 (point)
Civil Parish MISTLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

A house, now an Acorn Trust Home for the disabled. It was built around 1846 in red brick, three faces was stuccoed and ashlar lined. It has a hipped grey slate roofs with projecting eaves. Three of the panelled chimney stacks are stuccoed. It is two storeys and basement. The east front is formed from three bays the centre breaking forward with pediment, each bay with upper and lower stucco panels. There is a square plane with spur to south west. Central dome. There is a flat canopy to porch with enclosed returns, inner columns with moulded capitals and bases; steps inside the porch. The right, north return has similar detail but a central pedimented angled bay. To the right (west) is a lower hipped wing with glazed lantern and open basement lights with metal grills, probably to well house. The south face of red brick has a dropped roof level of four bays. It was a three bay original build, this with central door approached by steps from the walled garden q.v. 3/225, moulded surround, dentilled frieze, flat canopy, reveal panels, part glazed door with margins. Interior features include six panelled doors with reveal panels, wreathed stair rail, turned balusters, moulded ceiling cornices, moulded and panelled ceilings. <1> Photographs <2>

Sources

  • <1> Webpage: Historic England. 2011. National Heritage List for England (NHLE).
  • <2> Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 17 frames, 5/1986 and 9/10/1975.

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