Boxtedds

TL 8628-8728 EARLS COLNE UPPER HOLT STREET (north side)

9/114 No. 9 (Boxtedds) 21.6.62 (formerly listed as Holt House under High Street)

GV II

House. Circa 1682, altered in early C19. Timber framed, part plastered, part weatherboarded, roofed with handmade red plain tiles. Main range facing SE, with internal end stacks, and rear range forming a T-plan. 2 storeys and attics. Ground floor, 2 splayed bays of sashes. First floor, 3 early C19 sashes with glazing bars and side-lights, the central window having a semi-circular head. Central early C19 doorcase with simple pediment, wrought iron porch with flat canopy. Moulded and dentilled eaves cornice. Gambrel roof. Early C19 railings along frontage, attached to house at both ends. Much C17 and early C19 internal detailing, including stop-chamfered beams, fireplaces and doors. Manor court rolls record this house as recently built in 1683 by John Hatch. The name goes back to a rental of 1400 (Wherein I Dwell, Earls Colne WEA, 1983, 66). RCHM 17.

Listing NGR: TL8629628662