Garden Wall Incorporating Gardener'S Cottage, Attached To Ford Place

In the entry for:

1. STIFFORD HILL

5221 Stifford

TQ 58 SE 4/20(a) Garden wall attached to Ford Place

II G.V.

The address and description shall be amended to read:

1. STIFFORD HILL

5221 Stifford

TQ 58 SE Garden wall incorporating Gardener's cottage, attached to Ford Place

II G.V.

1. Garden wall and attached gardener's cottage. Wall. C17. Red brick, irregular bonding; division wall in centre on north-south axis. Encloses garden said to be the largest in Essex. Gardener's cottage attached to central division wall, which appears to form part of it. Probably C17 and later. Part red brick, English bond to ground floor, but rendered over southern half, the north part raised in Flemish bond brickwork, the southern half upper storey timber framed and rendered. Hipped peg tile roof. C20 stack on north west angle, earlier stack with west face of roof. 2 storeys, with late C20 weather-boarded lean-to to north. West facade, boarded door beneath arched head. Irregularly placed small pane casements also with arched heads, and with cast iron lights with Gothic pointed arched panes. All of two lights, except that to left of door, which is a single light. Timber framing of reasonable scantling; earlier window opening to rear. Front elevation has C17 cellar access with relieving arch and pegged timber surround.

The list was previously amended in respect of this entry on 30 April 1986.

Listing NGR: TQ5950080681