Keepers Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1984. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Keepers Cottage

WRENN ID
swift-mullion-wren
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Country
England
Date first listed
3 February 1984
Type
Cottage
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Keepers Cottage is a cottage dating from the late 16th century or earlier. It is timber framed and features black weatherboarding and gable thatched roofs. The building is a single storey with attics and has a gable thatched dormer on the east elevation. There is an off-centre red brick stack that has been rebuilt. The windows are generally horizontal sliding sashes or casements with small panes, and there is a canted bay window on the north gable elevation with a hipped peg tile roof. Some old elm weatherboarding can be found on the north end of the west elevation.

Inside, the cottage shows evidence of being a small open hall house with floored ends and a probable crown post roof. There is a large, double-sided inglenook fireplace, one side of which features a stop-chamfered mantel beam from the early 17th century. The cottage was formerly known as the Old Workhouse.

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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
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