Holly Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1985. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
Holly Cottage
- WRENN ID
- sunken-truss-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 January 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Holly Cottage, the Street, the Salings, CM7 5DT
- OS grid reference
- TL 701 255
- Coordinates
- 51.90272, 0.47192
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Holly Cottage is a cottage dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, with later alterations. It is timber-framed and plastered, with a red plain tiled roof and a red brick chimney stack on the left side. The cottage has two storeys and attics, as well as a cellar. It has two windows, which are diamond-leaded casements. An attic window is located on the right return. The central door is vertically boarded and set in a moulded surround, with a cast iron trellis porch featuring an ornate cornice. A wing extends from the rear.
The cottage has two bays and features jowled storey posts and arched halved bracing to the walls. The roof is a side purlin construction. Original attic floor boards remain. A fireplace with an inglenook is present. There is an 18th or 19th century painted brick cellar. An original 17th-century window, complete with its original ironmongery, is still in place.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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