Description

TL 5502 ONGAR HIGH STREET (E side) 9/160 Church Approach. 20/2/67 White House

GV II

House, set in pleasant garden to East of Church. Probably Cl6 (date 1599 on a beam which used to be in attic) extensively altered Cl8. Mainly timber framed and plastered, the front wall gault bricked c.1835 now painted white. Red plain tiles to double range roof. 2 storeys, basement and attics with 4 flat head dormers. 4 window range of small paned, vertical sliding sashes. Plain parapet. Central C20 glazed door and C20 surround. Porch with 4 square pillar supports with moulded bases and capitals to flat canopy. Attached red brick diagonal shaft chimney to left, large rectangular chimney stack with 6 chimney pots to centre and a red brick stack to right. Internally there is good C18 panelling to lounge and hall and a fine fireplace. Moulded cornice to ceilings and fluted pilasters with moulded capitals to Hall alcove. A fine Cl8 staircase. Reputed to be a C16 fireplace in one attic. RCHM 4.

Listing NGR: TL5540202995

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings