De Laches (EHER 38503)

A 16th century timber framed house, extensively altered in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is mainly clad with red brick in Flemish bond, with some plaster and some exposed framing, and the roof is covered with handmade red clay tiles.

May 1986. Grade II listed. A 16th century timber framed house, extensively altered in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is mainly clad with red brick in Flemish bond, with some plaster and some exposed framing, and the roof is covered with handmade red clay tiles. It comprises one four-bay range facing north, and has a two-bay rear wing at its left end. There is a late 16th century stair tower in the rear right angle and a 20th century single-storey extension with hipped roof to the right of it. In the rear left angle is a jettied two-storey extension, built in around 1600. An early 19th century single-storey lean-to extension is built off of the left end of the main range, whilst a 20th century two-storey extension is situated at the right end. The roof of the main range has a gablet hip at the left end, and a hip at the right end. The ground floor of the main range has one 18th century bay window and one early 19th century bay window. Internally, there is early 17th century oak panelling in the entrance-hall and the right ground-floor room, and the original floorboards remain. The original framed stair survives in the stair tower, with flat balusters, some serpentine. <1> See photo <2>.