Description

BRENTWOOD

TQ59NE ONGAR ROAD, Pilgrims Hatch
723-1/5/257 (West side)
21/10/58 Hutchins Farmhouse

II

House. Early C17, C18, C19 and C20. Timber-framed, pebble dash
rendered with C18 red brick tuck pointed front, peg-tiled,
hipped roof. Off centre early C17 cruciform shafted stack on
rectangular base. Plan U-shaped, principal range and 2 rear
wings, also rear out-shut. C18 single-storey continuation of S
wing and C19 and C20 further additions to this block not
included in the listing.
EXTERIOR: 2 storey and attics. E front elevation, 4 window
range, front door in front of stack to N of centre. Simple
parapet with moulded stucco cornice and stuccoed window sills,
rubbed brick voussoirs to windows all of which are sashes with
thin glazing bars, 3x4 panes with painted reveals, mainly C18.
Several windows have hinged slats to support upper sashes.
Ground floor, N-S, window, door with pedimented wooden
door-case of plain Tuscan form, flat pilasters, simple frieze,
door C20, 6 panels, and included semicircular fan light,
window, C20 replaced frame and sashes to basic design. First
floor N-S, 4 identical windows. Attic, 3 hipped dormers set
between the windows below with C20 casement windows of 2
lights, 4x2 panes. S elevation pebble dash rendered, roof
hipped to E, simple gable with stack to W, C18 single-storey
continuation to W and further C19 and C20 single storey blocks
attached. Ground floor E-W, C20 3-light casement window, C20
porch of timber and brick, peg-tiled gable with waney edge
boarding and side lights with glazing bars, 4x3 panes, door of
2 leaves, each glazed, 2x3 panes. In C18 addition sash window
with glazing bars, 4x4 panes. First floor, C18 sash window
with glazing bars, 4x4 panes. Attic hipped dormer with 2-light
C20 casement window. N side elevation pebble dash rendered,
hipped roof, 2 window range C18 sashes as front, lower pair
have small cyma moulded hoods. Rear W elevation wings with
central out-shut. N wing roof hipped to N, simple S facing
gable to S at first floor. C20 2-light casement with transom.
C20 flat roofed dormer projects from out-shut roof with
2-light metal casement window with transom. No other windows
except in C18 addition, sash with glazing bars, 3x3 panes.
INTERIOR: considerably re-worked in earlier C20. Rear out-shut
converted to through corridor leading to doorway on S
elevation. Extensive contemporary panelling on ground floor.
Room divisions removed and fireplaces rebuilt. S 2 bayed wing
has central posts and tie-beam with lamb's tongue chamfer
stops on first floor. Attics have butt side purlin
construction in main range and S wing. Also small C17 bricks
of stack evident at this level. Irregularity of attic floor
framing suggests that stair originally rose directly behind
the stack. The house of early C17, 3-celled origin with S wing
and rear out-shut probably contemporary. The shape of the roof
of N wing suggests that later alteration was intended to
create a 2 storey, double depth house with hipped roofs all
round, only part of which was completed. Instead, various
single storey additions were constructed on the S wing.
(RCHM: Central and SW Essex : South Weald : Monument 15).

Listing NGR: TQ5773595771

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26502760

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