Lord Riches' Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Rochford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1959. Almshouses. 1 related planning application.
Lord Riches' Cottages
- WRENN ID
- winter-screen-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rochford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1959
- Type
- Almshouses
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ROCHFORD WEST STREET TQ 86/8790 (north side) 14/263 Nos. 92-100 (even). (Lord Riches' Cottages, 15.4.59 formerly 92-100 Church Street (formerly listed as Almshouses) II Row of almshouses. Founded 1567 by a bequest of Lord Rich of Leez Priory who died at Rochford Hall 1566 and probably built late C16 early C17 by his grandson the Earl of Warwick. C20 restorations. Red brick, red plain tiled roof with 2 forward gables to right and left of centre. 3 red brick chimney stacks with small buttresses to bases. Single storey. 3:1:3:1:3 one or 3-light C20 small paned casements. 6 C20 vertically boarded doors, one to left and right of each gable and left and right of main block. Each gable apex with a small plaque, that to left reads "Lord Ryches Cottages" to right "AD 1576".
Listing NGR: TQ8730790572
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