2, Eastgate Street

HARWICH

TM2532NE EASTGATE STREET 609-1/1/40 (North East side) 25/09/51 No.2

GV II

Formerly known as: No.2A EASTGATE STREET. House, c1800 of red Flemish-bond brickwork with gabled clay plain tile roof. 3 storeys with attics and cellars. Front has 5-window range with projecting brick bands at storey heights and black tarred plinth. The low second floor has 2 flush double-hung sash windows with moulded surrounds either side of a blind window recess. First floor has 5 double-hung sashes with small panes and flat rubbed brick arches. Ground floor has 2 similar windows, each side of a semicircular arch-headed recessed entrance with rendered impost blocks. Contemporary 6-panel door with moulded architrave and plain glass fanlight over. One stack on NW gable and 2 on SE gable. INTERIOR: plan form substantially unaltered with narrow entrance hall with panelled side partitions. Contemporary dogleg stair with turned balusters and column newel. Ground- and first-floor rooms have early C19 dado rails, doors, and architraves. Recesses flanking fireplaces have segmental-arched heads, one pair of which are now cupboards with serpentine shelves. First-floor room has fireplace with eared architrave.

Listing NGR: TM2599832764