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Chiswick Hall (EHER 35672)

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Summary

A timber framed and plastered house built about 1600 and partly surrounded by a moat. The house is said to have been built by Sir John James in a park of 300 acres. It was later converted into a farmhouse.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TL 4501 3756 (37m by 29m)
Civil Parish CHRISHALL, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Chiswick Hall (NR). <1> Chiswick Hall was built about 1600, supposedly by Sir J. James. Now a farmhouse, it was the manor house, the manor first being mentioned in Edward the Confessor's reign; at the time of the survey it was held by Robert de Todenei. <2> - <4> 1975. Field visit. Chiswick Hall is as described but is externally modernised. Published survey (25") revised on AM. <5> Timber-framed and plastered house built around 1600. It is partly surrounded by a moat. The house is said to have been built by Sir John James in a park of 300 acres. It was later converted into a farmhouse. The house is built on an H shaped plan with jettied gables on the east and west ends of the south front. At the rear there is a gabled staircase wing. It has two storeys and attics with Leaded casements. The roof is tiled, with an original central chimney stack with cruciform shafts set diagonally on a square base. <6> See also: <7>

Sources

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. 1960.
  • <2> Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.66.
  • <3> DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1980. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Uttlesford.
  • <4> Monograph: Morant, P.. 1768. The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex. p.604-605.
  • <5> PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. First OS Archaeology Field Investigator 21/01/1975.
  • <6> Webpage: Historic England. 2011. National Heritage List for England (NHLE).
  • <7> Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 3 frames, 4/1992.

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Related Events (1)

Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 370566
  • National Monuments Record: TL 43 NW 5

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