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Latitude: 52.0223 / 52°1'20"N
Longitude: 0.2369 / 0°14'12"E
OS Eastings: 553579
OS Northings: 238345
OS Grid: TL535383
Mapcode National: GBR MC3.0QY
Mapcode Global: VHHL4.2F3L
Plus Code: 9F4226CP+WQ
Entry Name: King Edward VI Almshouses, East Block
Listing Date: 1 November 1972
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1281264
English Heritage Legacy ID: 370363
ID on this website: 101281264
Location: Saffron Walden, Uttlesford, Essex, CB10
County: Essex
District: Uttlesford
Civil Parish: Saffron Walden
Built-Up Area: Saffron Walden
Traditional County: Essex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex
Tagged with: Architectural structure
SAFFRON WALDEN
TL5338 ABBEY LANE 669-1/1/6 (North side) 01/11/72 King Edward VI Almshouses, east block
GV II
Almshouses. 1840. Built by local Gibson family to expand accommodation in existing central block (qv). Yellow/pink brick, slate roof. Rectangular plan. 2 storeys. W front elevation: 6 window range, windows have chamfered brick reveals and cast splayed sills and moulded labels, paired lights, wooden frames with hollow chamfers, horizontal sliding sashes, in all 4x4 panes. Doorways in bays 2 and 5, doors have lower panels of chamfered boards, upper glazing, 2x2 panes. Roof concealed by parapet with moulded coping and string. 3 stacks with diagonal shafts, 4 in centre and 2 on outer pair. N and S ends of block diagonally buttressed with finials. S end elevation: decorated with ground and first floor blind windows and upper recess. Gable parapet with string and finials. Plaque between window recesses records construction in 1840 by Gibsons. Rear, E elevation: full length C20 single storey red brick lean-to addition with 2 gabled 2-storey blocks equally spaced along run. Casement windows with glazing bars. Back doors have recessed lower panels and 2x3 upper glazing. (White M: Saffron Walden's History: Saffron Walden: 1991-: 94).
Listing NGR: TL5357938345
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