Town House is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 May 1953. House. 4 related planning applications.
Town House
- WRENN ID
- rough-thatch-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 May 1953
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a town house, originally part of a larger dwelling, dating from the 16th century, with alterations in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is timber-framed, with plaster infill and a roof of handmade red clay tiles. The main range, facing southeast, has four bays and includes an axial stack and an 18th-century external stack at the left end. A 16th-century internal stack, now positioned between this house and Town House Cottages (formerly part of the same house), is located at the right end. A 17th-century rear wing extends behind this stack at a steep angle to the main range, featuring an 18th-century stack at its end, and a single-storey extension roofed with red clay Roman tiles. A 17th-century stair tower is situated in the rear angle. The front elevation has two splayed bays with early 20th-century sash windows, each containing 8-16-8 panes of glass. Above, three late 18th-century sashes with 16 panes each are present. The entrance features a 6-panel door with glazed upper panels, set within a late 18th-century moulded and pedimented doorcase. A hipped gablet sits at the right end of the roof. The rear has a late 17th-century and an early 18th-century three-light window, each with a single wrought iron casement.
Internally, the house retains jowled posts, a chamfered axial beam with run-out stops, exposed plain horizontal section joists, and an underbuilt jetty. A blocked early 17th-century window is visible in the right wall of the rear extension. Some 18th-century pine panelling is found on the first floor of the main range.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 2003
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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