15, Freshwell Street

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL5338 FRESHWELL STREET 669-1/1/152 (South East side) 28/11/51 No.15 (Formerly Listed as: FRESHWELL STREET Nos.15 AND 17)

GV II

Previously listed as 2 houses, now combined into one. House. c1600, with C20 restoration. Timber-framed and plastered, peg-tiled roof, red brick stack. Plan rectangular, street range and slightly shorter brick rear addition. One and a half storeys. Front NW elevation: symmetrical 2 window 2 door range, central stack, 2 gabled dormer windows, boarded C19 doors at NE and SW ends. All windows C19 restored in C20. 2-light casement with glazing bars. 3x4 panes. Rear SE elevation: principal roof and swept roof of ground floor lean-to, C20 clay tiled, lean-to has 2 C20 casement windows, one 2-light, one 3-light. Also narrow single light casement at NE end of old house wall. NE and SW elevations: plain but wall plates, rafters, collars and purlins of trapped side-purlin roof evident. INTERIOR: considerably rebuilt in C20 as necessary repairs. Early primary braced oak studding. Back to back fireplaces of C17 brickwork, jambs rebuilt, timber mantel beams, one has C17 compass-drawn 6 petal protection symbol.

Listing NGR: TL5352438615