Little Hayes Farmhouse

STOW MARIES LITTLE HAYES CHASE TQ 89 NW 4/117 Little Hayes Farmhouse ­ II House. C17, extended in C18/C19. Timber framed, mainly clad with gault brick in Flemish bond and painted, roughcast rendered at E end, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 4 bays facing S with axial stack in second bay from left end, and external stack at right end, with small lean-to extension each side of it. 2-storey lean-to extension with slate roof to rear of the 3 left bays, and C19 external stack to rear of it. Single-storey lean-to extension with slate roof to rear of this lean-to. 2 storeys. 4-window range of C19 and C20 windows of various types, all in C19 apertures with segmental arches. 4-panel door, the upper panels glazed. False pilasters indicate the positions of the 5 storey-posts in the front elevation. Interior not inspected. Described as 'Little Hayes or Drapers' in a deed of 1850 in the possession of the owner. As Drapers the tenement can be traced back to 1566. (Assize rolls, 23.3.1566, Essex Record Office).

Listing NGR: TQ8328197878