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Granary-cart lodge about 90 metres North North West of Wix Abbey (EHER 34679)

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Summary

Late 18th century to early 19th century granary and cart lodge. It is weatherboarded timber frame on brick plinth. It has a gambrel half-hipped roof clad in corrugated asbestos sheets.

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Location

Grid reference TM 1629 2903 (point)
Civil Parish WIX, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

Listed building description Late 18th century to early 19th century granary and cart lodge. It is weatherboarded timber frame on brick plinth. It has a gambrel half-hipped roof clad in corrugated asbestos sheets. It is rectangular in plan, four of the seven bays are open at the front for carts or implements and the granary above has external stairs to first floor doorway at right (east) end. It is two storeys, bays two, three, four and five are open at front and have timber posts with small curved braces at top. Seven roof lights in the gambrel roof above. There are external wood stairs to the first floor doorway on right hand (east end). The interior has partition posts add long curved braces to the wall posts separating each bay and supporting the tie beams which take the joists of the granary above in the collared gambrel roof. <1> <2>

Sources

  • <1> Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 1 frame, 1986.
  • <2> Webpage: Historic England. 2011. National Heritage List for England (NHLE).

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