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Saling Grove

A Grade II Listed Building in Great Saling, Essex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9007 / 51°54'2"N

Longitude: 0.4731 / 0°28'23"E

OS Eastings: 570245

OS Northings: 225350

OS Grid: TL702253

Mapcode National: GBR PHF.SHL

Mapcode Global: VHJJ9.4HZ9

Plus Code: 9F32WF2F+76

Entry Name: Saling Grove

Listing Date: 2 January 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1122792

English Heritage Legacy ID: 115013

ID on this website: 101122792

Location: Great Saling, Braintree, Essex, CM7

County: Essex

District: Braintree

Civil Parish: Great Saling

Traditional County: Essex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex

Church of England Parish: Great Saling St James

Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford

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Description


TL 72 NW,
2/128

GREAT SALING,
THE STREET (East Side),
Saling Grove

G.V.

II

House. Circa 1754 with C19 additions and alterations. Plastered brick. Hipped
grey slate roof. Red brick chimney stack to right. 3 storeys. Parapet, raised
to 3 central bays. 2:3:2 window range of vertically-sliding sashes with
internal panelled shutters. 2 bands. Central 3-bay flat headed portico with
moulded capitals and bases to 4 support columns. Fine Corinthian door surround
with moulded and dentilled frieze and pediment. Stone dogs to right and left of
portico. 6-panelled door. To the left is a gault-brick extension with grey
slate roof hipped to left. One gault-brick chimney stack. Moulded eaves
cornice, central band. 2 storeys. 3 window range of vertically sliding sashes
with gauged brick arches. To the rear of this extension is a large clock tower
of gault brick of 4 stages above the roof level. The first has a vertically-sliding sash window with gauged brick arch with moulded outward splayed cornice
over. Plain second stage with moulded band over, third stage with clock face,
moulded band and moulded pediment over, fourth stage with sounding louvre,
extended moulded band surmounted by a circular, lead covered dome with wrought-
iron weathercock. Internal C18 & C19 finishings and staircase. Situated in
grounds landscaped by Humphry Repton. Believed to be the only remaining house
in Essex of Georgian period completed with Repton Garden. Mentioned V & A
Exhibition 1983.


Listing NGR: TL7024525350

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