Description

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL53NE ASHDON ROAD
669-1/4/12 (East side (off))
28/11/51 Outbuilding to St Aylotts

II

Outbuilding. c1500, connected to E side of St Aylotts house
(qv) by early C20 passageway. Timber-framed, rendered, on C19
red brick base, peg-tiled gabled roof. Square plan. 2 storeys.
N elevation: ground floor, double casement window with glazing
bars, 4x2 panes. E elevation: blank, with weatherboarded
lean-to, slate roofed with small C19 stack and fixed 2-light
window. S elevation: blank, link passage to house has simple
mono-pitched slate roof, 3-light casement and C20 plain door.
INTERIOR: ground floor, heavy timber framing, recesses for
internal corner bracing similar to house. Ceiling inserted
with joists of early C17 type, lamb's tongue chamfer stops.
Original use unknown but used as brewhouse in living memory.
Position so close to front of house in front of hall and solar
rooms precludes original use as a kitchen or hunting standing.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N & Ratcliffe E: Essex:
London: 1965-: 337).

Listing NGR: TL5696839918

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26499797

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)