Description

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL53NE WALDEN ROAD, Sewards End
669-1/4/385 (North side)
01/11/72 No.3
Pounce Hall

II

House. Early C17 with later C17 wing and early C18 extension.
Timber frame and plaster, peg-tiled roofs, red brick stacks.
Plan, L shaped. 2 storey and attics. Front S elevation (1)
Tall gabled 2-storey and attic unit to W. (2) central 2 window
range, 2 storeys with door and tall C19 rebuilt stack in
middle, (3) lower extension block to E. (1) Ground floor, C19
shallow 3-cant bay window, sashes 2x4, 3x2, 2x4 panes, doorway
with overlight, door C20 with upper glazing. First floor pair
of conjoined sash windows in all, 6x4 panes. Attic sash window
3x3 panes. Weathering board above first floor and attic
windows. Large rectangular stack seen behind apex. (2) All 4
windows have early C19 moulded architraves, sashes, 4x4 panes.
Simple central doorway, C20 door of 6 panels. Tall rectangular
ridge stack above. (3) single 2x2 paned casement window. Rear
N elevation: central unit (2) has rear out-shut with catslide
roof, 2 sky-lights and broad ramped lead roofed dormer window
with 2-light casement. Rear wall of brick, central C20 boarded
door, C20 3-light casement window to W. Wing to W (1) has
large central stack (C19 rebuild) with adjacent stair tower
rising to attic. Tower integrated into lower roofs with first
floor and attic windows 2x2 paned casement and 4x2 paned
sliding sash respectively. Wing has single attic sash window
3x2 panes. E end unit (3) has flat roofed rear extension,
blank with corrugated plastic roof. N end elevation: wing has
3 ground floor and 2 first floor C20 3-light casement windows
6x5 panes. E end elevation: addition (3) has protruding
purlins and wall plates and attic sliding sash window 2x2
panes.
INTERIOR: central early C17 unit (2) of 2 cells with central
chimney bay, back-to-back timber lintelled fireplaces, bread
oven to rear. Jowled posts, primary bracing, bladed scarf
joints in wall plates, lamb's tongue chamfer stops on joists.
Wing (1) has butt side purlin roof. Newel stair in tower of
plain robust form. Addition (3) of slender C18 framing. Rear
lean-to has good brick floor. Remains of basket pargetting
remain at E end of central block now obscured by C18
additions.

Listing NGR: TL5631838295

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26585299

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