Bassett's Farm (EHER 5594)
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Summary
Bassett's Farm is now a farm cottage and much reduced in size form the original 16th century building. The present structure isweatherboarded with a plastered east front. It is not outstanding.
Summary from record 30648:
16th century timber framed house.
Summary from record 5595:
16th century house.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7875 0873 (63m by 77m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
16th century house. Upper storey projects at north end <1> <2>
Field survey, 1962,
Bassett's Farm, a small farmhouse in fair condition. Timber-framed, weatherboarded, plastered E front, red tiled roof, jettied upper storey at N end. See GP. AO/62/223/3 from the NE. <3>
Field survey, 1976
Small farm house, timber-framed, weatherboarded, plastered east front, jettied upper storey at north end. Much reduced in size from original 16th century building. Not outstanding <4>
Shown on OS photo card <5>
1st storey windows have latticed lead lights <6>
The manor of Bassetts was in Woodham Walter but extended into Little Baddow where Bassetts's Wood survives. The name Bassett comes from the family of Richard 'Basset' (1304) <7>
Another house called Bassetts is at TL 790081 <8>
Sources
- --- SEX56253 Photograph: Essex County Council. 1970-1993. ECC Historic Buildings Photo Print Archive. 2 frames, 5/1986.
- --- SEX57843 Aerial Photograph: Tyler, S.. 1997. CP/97/27/12.
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX183 Monograph: RCHME. 1921. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume II, Central and South-West. Vol 2, p153.
- <3> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 ASP 06-JUL-62.
- <4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL70NE13, 1976.
- <5> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. Stevens, P.A., 06-APR-76.
- <6> SEX2528 DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1975. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Chelmsford. p136.
- <7> SEX10131 Bibliographic reference: Reaney, P.H.. 1935. The Place-Names of Essex. p232.
- <8> SEX19039 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. TL70. OS 1:25000.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL70-034
- Old SMR Number: TL70-034
- NRHE identifier: 378095
- National Monuments Record: TL 70 NE 13