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Site of probably early 19th century farmhouse, Gate Farm (EHER 81886)

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Summary

Now destroyed. The site of a farmhouse at Gate Farm. It appears to have been a two-storey brick-built house, on a north-south alignment, and with a later single-storey 'L-shaped' extension on the north elevation. The photo shows the east elevation to be the main frontage and this had a central entrance door which provided access to the farmyard, flanked by a window either side and with three windows on the first floor. The building and extension is depicted on the 1st edition OS map, though the date of construction is not known. The date and circumstances of destruction are also unknown but pre-date 2000.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9389 0315 (16m by 21m)
Civil Parish STEEPLE, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

The site of a farmhouse at Gate Farm which can be seen in an historic photograph in <1>. It appears to have been a two-storey brick-built house, on a north-south alignment, and with a later single-storey 'L-shaped' extension on the north elevation. The photo shows the east elevation to be the main frontage and this had a central entrance door which provided access to the farmyard, flanked by a window either side and with three windows on the first floor. There was a chimney stack at the north end. <1> The building and extension is depicted on the 1st edition OS map, though the date of construction is not known. The date and circumstances of destruction are also unknown, but the building is not shown in Google Earth imagery from 2000. <2> <3>

Sources

  • <1> Building Recording Report: Chandler, S.. 2020. Barn at Gate Farm, Steeple, Essex: Level 2 Historic Building Record. Fig. 6.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1890. Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1st Edition). OS. Paper. 1:10,560.
  • <3> Webpage: Google. 2000-. Google Streetview.

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