Description

INGATESTONE AND FRYERNING

TQ6599 HIGH STREET, Ingatestone
723-1/14/369 (South East side)
20/02/76 No.27
(Formerly Listed as:
BRENTWOOD
HIGH STREET, Ingatestone (South East side)
No. 27)
GV II
House. Late C18/early C19, extended in C19 and C20. Timber- framed and
plastered with facade of plum prick in Flemish bond; pointed with cement
mortar, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. Main range facing NW with 2 rear stacks symmetrically arranged, and original rear wing between them, forming a
T-plan. 2-storey lean-to extension to rear right, forming a catslide with the main roof. Single-storey extensions to rear left and centre, completing a rectangular plan. 2 storeys with attics. Ground floor, 2 original sashes of
6+6 lights in segmental arches with a head in high relief on each keystone.
First floor, 2 similar sashes with projecting plain keystones, and a similar blank aperture between them, painted in imitation of a sash. Central 4-panel door, the lower panels beaded and flush, and plain overlight, in doorcase
with panelled jambs and soffit and moulded and dentilled pediment; 2 stone
steps. Symmetrical elevation. Wide eaves with panelled soffit. In the right return red brick in Flemish bond is bonded to the facade, up to first floor, plastered above. On the ground floor one sash of 6+6 lights, in the attic
gable one C20 casement. The rear windows are C19 and C20 casements. Stacks rebuilt above roof.
INTERIOR: inside the front door are a pair of original folding full-height shutters, a rare feature which merits special care. The front ground-floor windows have original double-hung sliding shutters below the sill, with
original brass fittings, also rare. In right ground-floor room, C19 cast-
iron grate with depressed arch and embossed design. Original winding stair
from ground floor to attics with chamfered and stopped newel, moulded
handrails and stick balusters, complete. At the top of the stair is a door
with a hinged glazed panel. To right of it is a borrowed light of 6 panes
above the door. Original hardwood roof structure partly exposed internally, incorporating some reused timber.

Listing NGR: TQ6508999636

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26502552

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings