Woodham Mortimer Place

TL 80 SW WOODHAM MORTIMER MALDON ROAD

5/140 Woodham Mortimer Place

8.1.82

GV II House now offices and workshops for European Electronics Systems. C18 front range, C17 or earlier rear range with later alterations and additions. Gault brick and stucco front range. Timber framed and plastered rear range. Grey slate gambrel roof. Left and right external plastered gault brick chimney stacks with 3 and 2 shafts respectively. Rear red brick chimney stack with square attached shafts. Parapet with 3 pierced panels, moulded cornice. 2 storeys and attics. 3 segmental headed dormers, moulded surrounds, 2 light casements. Window ranges, 6 to first floor, 5 to ground floor of small paned vertically sliding sashes with moulded surrounds, friezes to ground floor. Off-centre double doors of 6 panels, traceried light over. Fluted columns and pilasters support the dentilled and moulded flat canopy. Single storey left extension with roof hipped to left, moulded parapet cornice. One window range. Set back to right, 2 storey and attic range, square attached red brick chimney stack, 3 light weatherboarded dormer, central band, 2 window range of small paned vertically sliding sashes. There is an oriel on shaped brackets to rear. Of complex plan, at one time much larger, Hearth Tax returns record 30 hearths. Interior features include stick staircase with wreathed handrail. 6 panelled doors, moulded surrounds, some with corner patera and reveal panels. Panelled window shutters, moulded dados and wainscots. C18 and C19 fire surrounds. Some bridging joists visible in rear range and a large plastered chimney stack. C18/C19 home of the Parker family.

Listing NGR: TL8153504917