Site of 17th century house at Tree Farm (EHER 7125)
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Summary
Now destroyed. A single-storied 17th century house with attics. It is timber-framed and weatherboarded, with thatched roofs.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 7556 8424 (82m by 63m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CANVEY ISLAND, CASTLE POINT, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
Tree Farm (NAT). <1>
Tree Farm house, 1 1/2 miles WNW of the church. Single-storied house with attics. It is timber-framed and weatherboarded, with thatched roofs. Built in the 17th century, the house is of central-chimney type with 'modern additions' to the rear and an original central chimneystack. <2>
On OS card (1955) as 'site of' and deleted from OS field document. <3> <4>
Nothing shown on OS 1:25000 map. <5>
House shown on Chapman and Andre map, 1777. <6>
Demarcated on all sides by a ditch. Trackway leads in from south drains either side. Some tipping within area and farm track runs north-south through centre of site. Footings of building and ancillary structures probably survive beneath surface. Main damage to site caused by track cutting into sub soil. (2025 note: no source given for this information)
Sources
- <1> SEX54090 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1923. OS 6 inch 1923. 1919-1938.
- <2> SEX356 Monograph: RCHME. 1923. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume IV, South-East. p.24.
- <3> SEX76471 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950. Large Scale/ Small Scale map Revisers' Comment, 1950-1959. L S Reviser 2.8.56.
- <4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ78SE08, 1955.
- <5> SEX35011 Map: Ordnance Survey. unknown. Ordnance Survey 1:25000 Post War National Grid. 1:25000. 1:25000, TQ78, 1959.
- <6> SEX1417 Map: Chapman, J. and Andre, P.. 1777. Map of the County of Essex (C&A map). Paper. sheet XXIII.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ78-032
- NRHE identifier: 416993
- National Monuments Record: TQ 78 SE 8