Thatched Cottage (EHER 38504)

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Summary

A parish school, now a house, built in 1842. It is of painted brick in Flemish bond, and the roof is thatched.

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Grid reference	TL 8392 0017 (point)
Civil Parish	COLD NORTON, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

PARISH SCHOOL (Mid 19th century to Modern - 1842 AD (once between) to 2050 AD? (throughout))
HOUSE (Mid 19th century to Modern - 1842 AD (once between) to 2050 AD (throughout))

Description

May 1986. Grade II listed. A parish school, now a house, built in 1842. It is of painted brick in Flemish bond, and the roof is thatched. The building is on a rectangular plan facing NW and has a 20th century flat-roofed single-storey extension to the rear. The building is single storey. There is a 20th century door at the front of an original gabled porch. Over the door is a stone tablet inscribed 'Cold Norton (some words erased) erected in 1842'. When it was a school the brickwork was not painted. <1> See photo <2>.

Sources

<1> SEX71357 Webpage: Historic England. 2011. National Heritage List for England (NHLE).
<2> SEX56253 Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 1 frame, 7/1985.

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