Listing Text

TL 90 SE DENGIE MANOR ROAD

5/96 Bacons

GV II

House. C16/C17 or earlier with later alterations and additions. Early C19 red
brick front range, C17 or earlier attached red brick rear range, hipped grey
slate roof. C19 left and right red brick chimney stacks, 2 repaired C17 or
earlier red brick stacks to rear. 2 storeys. 3 window range to first floor, 2
range to ground floor of tripartite small paned vertically sliding sashes,
segmental heads, excepting single light above central doorway. Step approach to
Ionic portico of 2 columns, 2 pilasters, flat canopy with panelled soffit,
reveal panels to doorway, panelled door with top lights. Interior features.
Large stop chamfered bridging joists, stop chamfered storey posts. Rear right
room with exposed C16/C17 chamfered and splayed red brick window jambs. Open
string staircase with 2 turned balusters to each tread. C18 corner cupboard.
One of the 2 original manors of Dengie and known as Bacons after Gilbert Bacon
1282 who obtained a licence to build a Free Chapel here. P. Morant Histo of
Essex. Lord Petre was Lord of the Manor 1912 - Kelly's Directory.

Listing NGR: TL9859402495