Description

MALDON

TL8407SE HIGH STREET
574-1/6/58 (North West side)
24/09/71 Nos.13 AND 13A

GV II

Shop, house and restaurant. C15 and C17. Timber-framed and
rendered with plain tile roofs.
PLAN: very complex, consisting of a slightly curving front
range which returns with a hipped corner to the north-east to
a gable at the rear. Behind this are 2 long gable-roofed
ranges, the north-west of which has a catslide extension. The
south-west flanks of these blocks have a series of 2 large and
one small gabled blocks projecting at right-angles.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 4-window range. Front is ashlared render
with two 2-storey canted bay windows with small-paned sashes
and flat roofs. The 1st floor has 2 additional small-paned
sash windows. Ground floor has two C20 varnished timber glazed
small-paned entrance doors with moulded painted surrounds,
both slightly recessed. Stack behind rear gable, on north-west
flank and within valley on south-west facing elevation.
The north-east elevation is also ashlared render and has two
C19 casements, one of 2 lights and one of 3-with-3 panes to
each light. Towards the north-west end is an open-pedimented
early C19 doorcase with consoles on thin panelled pilasters,
moulded architrave and contemporary 6-panel door. The
north-east and south-west elevations have early C19 sash
windows with vertical glazing bars and moulded surrounds.
INTERIOR: front range is substantially composed of a 2-bay
timber-frame with unjowled posts, probably formerly jettied to
street. This has cambered tie beams and a crown-post roof with
cross-quadrate C15 crown post over central tie beam. The
north-east frame was original outer wall with external arch
bracing to crown stud. This is a relatively narrow structure,
without spine beams and may also have been jettied to rear. At
the south-west end this block abuts and encroaches into No.11
(qv) which seems to be a 3-storey gatehouse tower of
comtemporary build.
The north-eastern block is a former cross-wing originally
jettied towards the north-west. This C15 structure of 2
unequal bays, was gabled to front and rear and its crown-post
roof has chamfered posts. Remains of diamond-mullioned windows
survive on its front and flank together with later inserted
ovolo-mullioned windows with iron security bars. Within this
structure is some reused C17 panelling and part of a fluted
frieze. On the inside of the south-west wall traces of

fleur-de-lys wall paintings were uncovered during recent
restoration, but these are again concealed. Attached by pegs
to the outer south-west flank of this block is the truncated
part of an elaborate bay of mid C16 inserted flooring with
moulded bridging joists, spine beam and edge beams. This seems
to be an inserted floor into the former structure at
right-angles and vestigial remains of its roof survive above.
Blocked diamond-mullioned windows in both flanks suggest that
the cross-wing was originally free-standing.
Between the front range and the north-east block is a mid C17
range with A-frame roof largely of second-hand timbers and
main trusses (reused) with very deep collars. A floor in this
part has good quality spine beams and joists partly exposed.
The remainder of the complex also seems C17 with much reused
timber and one ovolo-mullioned window exposed on 1st floor.
HISTORY: it seems probable that this complex formed part of a
substantial landholding which could well have occupied the
semi-circular area of land now bounded by the High Street,
Gate Street and Silver Street. The Baude family seemed to have
owned this land in the C13 and C14.

Listing NGR: TL8486307054

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26548351

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