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The Old Smithy

A Grade II Listed Building in Finchingfield, Essex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9687 / 51°58'7"N

Longitude: 0.4534 / 0°27'12"E

OS Eastings: 568632

OS Northings: 232865

OS Grid: TL686328

Mapcode National: GBR PGM.FG0

Mapcode Global: VHJHW.TS15

Plus Code: 9F32XF93+F9

Entry Name: The Old Smithy

Listing Date: 17 May 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1320335

English Heritage Legacy ID: 115165

ID on this website: 101320335

Location: Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7

County: Essex

District: Braintree

Civil Parish: Finchingfield

Built-Up Area: Finchingfield

Traditional County: Essex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex

Church of England Parish: Finchingfield St John Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 01/05/2018

TL 6832
7/22

FINCHINGFIELD
CHURCH HILL (north side)
The Old Smithy

(Formerly listed as Smithy's Cottage)

GV
II
House. C17, extended in C19. Timber framed, plastered, roof thatched. Three bays facing east with axial stack in middle bay. Extended to right by two bays in C19, with central stack. Single-storey lean-to extension with corrugated asbestos roof to right. One storey with attics. Four C19/early C20 casements, and two more in eyebrow dormers. Door at front of C20 gabled porch. The original part has a large wood-burning hearth facing to left, the mantel beam chamfered with lamb's tongue stops, axial beams chamfered with lamb's tongue stops, exposed plain joists, jowled posts, face-halved and bladed scarfs, clasped purlin roof.

Listing NGR: TL6863232865

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