Brantham House And Railings Attached To Front Steps

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 25/10/2011

TM 1031 9/151

MANNINGTREE HIGH STREET (south side) Brantham House and railings attached to front steps

(Formerly listed as No. 54)

GV II

House and attached railings. Early C19 red brick, of possibly earlier timber framed construction. Hipped grey slate roof. Right and left red brick chimney stacks. Projecting eaves. 2 storeys and basement. Of 3 bays the central bay breaks forward, end pilasters. 3 window range of small paned vertically sliding sashes, including basement, gauged brick arches. Raised doorway approached by steps from right and left. Door of 3 moulded panels, reveal panels, capitals and bases to fluted half columns, triglyphs and metopes to frieze, guttae to flat canopy. Cast iron railings attached to roadside edge of steps continue through to the ends of the property, the balusters join to form pointed arches below 3 top rails which support scallops and roundels on quatrefoils, they are tripartite with different tracery to step treads. The property and railings are an important feature situated at an acute angle of High Street.

Listing NGR: TM1083231861