Description

TOLLESHUNT D'ARCY PAGES LANE
TL 91 SW
(west side)
3/78 White House Farmhouse
GV II

House. Late C18 and early C19. Red and gault brick in Flemish bond, roofed
with slate. C18 range of red brick aligned N-S with 2 axial stacks. Early C19
crosswing of gault brick at S end, forming entrance front, with internal stacks
at each side. C19 single-storey extension at N end. 2 storeys. Ground floor,
2 early C19 sashes of 16 lights, first floor, 2 similar sashes and one of 12
lights, all with flat brick arches. Central C20 half-glazed door in simple
flat-roofed porch with 2 columns and 3 stone steps. Low-pitched hipped roof.
Reported to have date 1820 inscribed on beam in roof. White House is shown on
Chapman and Andre's map of 1777, then on another site approx. 400 metres to the
west. Both were built by a charity established in 1626 by Henry Smith, salter
and alderman of London, to which the farm still belongs at the time of survey,
May 1985 (P. Morant, The History and Antiquities of Essex, 1768, I, 399).

Listing NGR: TL9355410434

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26613572

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)