8, King'S Quay Street

HARWICH

TM2632NW KING'S QUAY STREET 609-1/2/67 (South West side) 20/06/72 No.8 (Formerly Listed as: KINGS QUAY STREET (South West side) Nos.7-9 (Consecutive))

GV II

House. C18 or early C19. Timber-framed with rendered brick front and clay plain tile roof continuous with Nos 9 & 7 (qv). Further attic storey perched at right-angles over main roof with Welsh slate low pitched roof and black weatherboarding. 2 storeys, attics and extra 4th storey attic of c1900. Upper attic has 2 linked, 2-light casements with small panes. One hipped roofed dormer with clay plain tiles, moulded timber cornice and asymmetrical double-hung sash of 6 panes, behind plain parapet. First floor has 2 similar windows and recessed door with semicircular-arch head on impost blocks and 3 stone steps. Thin reeded jambs and architrave, radiating 'petal' fanlight and C20 6-panel door. INTERIOR: early C19 winder staircase with column newels, hardwood handrail and continuous curved soffit. Door on first floor has C19 moulded architrave and borrowed light over of wine-coloured glass. Exposed spine beams and framed side purlin roof. Early C19 fire surround on ground-floor front room. Boundary wall to rear yard separating garden of No.7 (qv) is of septaria.

Listing NGR: TM2602432787