Early 20th century Arts-and-Crafts house at Gimsons, River View, Witham (EHER 80249)

Built in 1929 for two local doctors, Gimsons is a good example of a reasonably-sized detached house, designed by the locally prolific architect W.J. Redhead in a traditional manner in the Arts-and-Crafts style.

October 2020. Level 3 building survey. Built in 1929 for two local doctors, Gimsons is a good example of a reasonably-sized detached house, designed by the locally prolific architect W.J. Redhead in a traditional manner in the Arts-and-Crafts style. The central porch with its brick-built ground floor with basket-arched opening and half-timbered gable above. The main house is constructed in red brick laid in stretcher bond at ground floor level. The front half of the main roof is hipped and covered with clay tiles, with two projecting ranges with gabled ends to the rear; additional gables ornament the northeast, south-east and north-west elevations. All the gables are decorated with timber framing and have heavy timber bargeboards. Three tall brick chimneystacks serve the main part of the house, each has projecting panels and an oversailing cap. The 1960s extension, which lies to the south-west, is essentially a continuation of the north-west ancillary range, although it is simpler in its appearance. <1>