Early 20th century workshop at the rear of 3 Market Hill, Halstead (EHER 80253)

A brick built stable with machined plank roof members and machined floor boards, indicating that it was built in the 20th century. It was originally built as a stable with a ground-floor office in the North end and a hayloft on the first floor. The roof is clad with late 20th century corrugated asbestos sheets and has corrugated plastic roof lights. The building was repurposed as a workshop and later a store.

April 2017. Heritage assessment. A brick built workshop with machined plank roof members and machined floor boards, indicating that it was built in the 20th century. It was likely to have been erected around 1900, and certainly between 1878 and 1923 owing to its presence on the later OS map and replacing two buildings shown on the earlier edition. It was originally built as a stable with a ground-floor office in the North end and a hayloft on the first floor, accessed by an external ladder on the West elevation which remains today. There is a pair of original split stable doors in the centre of the West elevation, and a further door in the same style at each end. All have their upper leaves replaced with late 19th century style six pane window frames (likely installed in the 20th century when the building changed use). A late 20th century timber door with aluminium door handle has also been inserted at the Southern end. A set of double doors also provides access to the hayloft. The upper storey is jettied on the West elevation and built of 2x4in machine sawn studwork and clad with late 19th century weatherboards fixed with wrought iron nails. The roof is clad with corrugated asbestos sheets and has corrugated plastic roof lights, both likely installed in the late 20th century. Aerial photography from 1929 appears to show a tiled roof with framed glass lights. Inside, the ground floor retains no historical fittings. The ceiling and Western (front) are clad with boards and everything painted white. The first floor is boarded through with machined pine tongue and grooved 7in boards. It may have once been partitioned at the South end. The building was repurposed as a workshop and later a store. This may have taken place in the mid to late 20th century and for the purposes of indexing, it has been assumed that the building ceased to be used as a stable after the early 19th century. <1>