The Old Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 1985. A C17 House. 1 related planning application.
The Old Smithy
- WRENN ID
- stranded-flagstone-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 May 1985
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 01/05/2018
TL 6832 7/22
FINCHINGFIELD CHURCH HILL (north side) The Old Smithy
(Formerly listed as Smithy's Cottage)
GV II House. C17, extended in C19. Timber framed, plastered, roof thatched. Three bays facing east with axial stack in middle bay. Extended to right by two bays in C19, with central stack. Single-storey lean-to extension with corrugated asbestos roof to right. One storey with attics. Four C19/early C20 casements, and two more in eyebrow dormers. Door at front of C20 gabled porch. The original part has a large wood-burning hearth facing to left, the mantel beam chamfered with lamb's tongue stops, axial beams chamfered with lamb's tongue stops, exposed plain joists, jowled posts, face-halved and bladed scarfs, clasped purlin roof.
Listing NGR: TL6863232865
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