Great Totham Hall (EHER 38880)
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Summary
A 17th century or earlier timber framed house with later alterations and additions.
Summary from record 8202:
Hall is early C17, two storeys, part timber-framed and plastered, part brick..
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8618 1118 (34m by 34m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT TOTHAM, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
September 1976. Field survey.
Great Totham Hall (name confirmed) is probably 16th century but much modernised and not outstanding. See ground photograph. <1>
August 1985. Grade II listed.
A 17th century or earlier timber framed house with later alterations and additions. It has double range roofs, the rear half hipped, which are covered in red plain tile. The building is two storeys with a single storey 18th/19th century extensions to the left and right.
A private press was run at the Hall by tenant farmer Charles Clark 1833-62, 'Tiptree' and 'Epsom Races', 'Last will of Thos. Tusser' and an Essex poem 'John Noakes and Mary Stiles' were among the publications. <2>
See photos <3>.
On Chapman and Andre map. <4>
Hall is early 17th century, two storeys, part timber-framed and plastered, part brick. Roofs are tiled. Original central chimneystack, with attached shafts. 'Modern' additions. <5>
Hall shown on an aerial photograph in the EHER. <6>
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Sources
- <1> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. Stevens, P.A., 29-SEP-76.
- <2> SEX71357 Webpage: Historic England. 2011. National Heritage List for England (NHLE).
- <3> SEX56253 Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 2 frames, .
- <4> SEX1417 Map: Chapman, J. and Andre, P.. 1777. Map of the County of Essex (C&A map). Paper.
- <5> SEX76 Monograph: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume III, North-East. p.133.
- <6> SEX26445 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1977. 3.19.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL81-046
- NRHE identifier: 381195
- National Monuments Record: TL 81 SE 10