The Old Vicarage is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1986. House. 1 related planning application.
The Old Vicarage
- WRENN ID
- haunted-window-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 March 1986
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Vicarage is a house dating from around 1500 or earlier, with alterations made in the 16th century and early 19th century. The building features a mix of construction materials, including partly timber framing and plaster, as well as red brick laid in Flemish bond, topped with a roof of handmade red clay tiles. The main hall range consists of three bays facing southeast and includes a late 16th-century axial stack in the middle bay. To the right, there is an early 19th-century crosswing with two end stacks, creating an irregular T-shaped plan.
There are two single-storey extensions: a lean-to in the west angle and another to the northwest of the hall range, both dating from the 19th century. A 20th-century lean-to conservatory or porch is located in the south angle. The hall range has one storey with attics, while the crosswing has two storeys.
On the southeast elevation, there are two 19th-century casement windows, an early 20th-century bay of casements, and three 19th-century casements in gabled dormers, along with a half-glazed door. The northeast, or garden, elevation features an early 19th-century sash window with 16 lights, an early 20th-century bay of casements, and on the first floor, one similar sash, one reproduction from the 20th century, and one early 19th-century sash with 12 lights. The central entrance has a six-panel door with glazed top panels and a fanlight with cast iron radial tracery, dating to the early 19th century.
In the southwest gable end, the upper storey has two 2-light windows, each with one wrought iron casement, diamond leading, and some early glass; one window is from the late 19th century, and the other from the late 18th century. The hall range features jowled posts, heavy studding, and an inserted floor, with a transverse beam that is moulded on one side only. The joists are of horizontal section and moulded, all having unusual chip-carved stops. Some of the floorboards are original. The roof is constructed with crownposts and axial braces, some of which are severed, and is smoke-blackened.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2003
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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