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Josephes (EHER 18172)

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Summary

15th century timber-framed hall house.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 5453 2128 (1m by 0m)
Civil Parish TAKELEY, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

Monument description derived from merging EHER 18172 and 37482. Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Josephs (NAT). <1> 15th century hall house with gabled and jettied crosswing at east end. One bay of hall remains. It has a red, plain tile roof, half hipped at west end. There is a two window range of leaded casements and one gabled dormer. There is a 16th century brick chimney stack and modern extensions to rear and east side. <2> <3> House now two tenements of early 16th century date. The west end shows the roof construction of the hall with King-post, tie beam and curved struts. Inside the building the west room has an original moulded beam. <4> See also: <5> <6>

Sources

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1945-present. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Post War National Grid (5th Epoch). 1:2500. 1969.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1981. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Uttlesford. Book 51, p.42.
  • <3> RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL52SW28, 1981.
  • <4> Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.301, No.12.
  • <5> Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 1 frame, 5/1983.
  • <6> Desk-Based Assessment: Framework Archaeology. 2005. Site 600, Taylors End, Stansted Airport, Essex: Archaeological desk-based assessment.

Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 373589
  • National Monuments Record: TL 52 SW 28

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