Blue Gates Farm (EHER 81940)
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Summary
Farmhouse built around 1500, with additions around 1600 and around 1800. It is timber framed, partly refaced in brick around 1800.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0800 2712 (17m by 15m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT BROMLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Information from NRHE
Blue Gate Farm (NAT) <1>
Blue Gates farmhouse, Great Bromley, is a one storey timber building with attics, built about 1500. Added to the farmhouse was a two bay open hall flanked by a two storey
service and solar bays. A floor and chimney were inserted in the hall about 1600. It was partly refaced in brick and had end chimneys added about 1800. The building is threated by demolition, alteration or decay. <2>
Additional archive reference. <3>
Sources
- <1> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid.
- <2> SEX76929 Monograph: Royal Commission of Historic Monuments England. 1963. Monuments threatened or destroyed. A Select List: 1956-1962. p. 36.
- <3> SEX75778 Collection: Various. Various. Historic England Archive. BF031576.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 386225
- National Monuments Record: TM 02 NE 67