Description

THE CLOSE
1.
1594
No 25
SU 1429 NW 3/36 28.2.52.
II* GV
2.
Originally 2 houses. C14 but recased C17/C18. 2 storeys colour washed brick
on projecting plinth. Moulded string to 1st floor. Steep pitch hipped old
tile roof with moulded and coved eaves cornice. 3 windows grouped in centre
on 1st floor. 2 windows on ground floor. Flush architrave framed sashes,
glazing bars intact. Modern door with early C19 surround of pilasters and
cornice hood under left hand window. Flanking 1 storey wings, similar design
but with coping above cornice, hipped roofs. The northern half of house contains
a C14 stair and in the southern part is a Jacobean staircase.

All the listed buildings in the Close form an outstanding group.

Listing NGR: SU1432429683

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17534712

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version