19th century cottage at The Barn, Tilbury-Juxta-Clare (EHER 80291)

The original cottage was in occupation when the Tithe Award Map was made in 1839, most likely by a farm labourer. The majority of the house was changed and renovated in the 1980s.

January 2015. Level 2 building survey. The original cottage was in occupation when the Tithe Award Map was made in 1839, most likely by a farm labourer. It was owned as part of a complex of three or possibly four cottages by the Honourable William Pole Tylney Long Wellesley. None the buildings are shown on the 1777 Chapman and Andre map of Essex. The original cottage was stood on a plinth of early 19th century brickwork and was timber-framed. At the western end of the row is a small brick and flint stable built in the style of the mid 19th century. The other cottages were removed between 1921 and 1954. The rest of the house can be dated to 1986 and later as the work was done by the present occupier. The main cottage is a one and half storey chalet with dormers inserted into the roof as is common in Essex. The cottage stands on a plinth of early 19thcentury brickwork. Attached to the eastern end is a flat-roofed 1970s styled extension that was the village shop. The shop is entirely late 20th century in construction and finishes. The workshop walls are composed of flint nodule panels set in brickwork pillars. The red/brown handmade bricks have purple kiss marks and horizontal pressure lines, soft arrises, and creased faces. The roof is also 20th century made of machine sawn softwood with recently added new collars. The pantiles may be late 19th century and reused. There is one black glazed one used as a gutter. Internally it can be seen the workshop has been repaired over several generations with piecemeal attempts to preserve the flint and brick walls. Sections on the north wall have been replaced with loose brick bats and paviors set in a buttered lime mortar. The floor has been concreted and there is a central drain with four gullies marked in the concrete. <1>