Gazebo And Wall Adjoining North East Corner

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL5338 COMMON HILL 669-1/1/121 (West side) 10/08/90 Gazebo and wall adjoining north-east corner (Formerly Listed as: COMMON HILL Gazebo and attched wall to east boundary of Emson Close)

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Gazebo and contiguous garden wall running N-S. Late C16 wall and early C19 gazebo. Flint cobble with brick dressings, red brick walling. Wall, approx 9.5m long, gazebo approx 3.25m square at S end, W side built against earlier blocked gateway in wall of similar width. Wall approx 2.25m high of thin bricks in random bond, brick built triangular coping with supporting ovolo moulding, lower plinth, original gateway at W end has piers of moulded panelled brickwork originally plastered to resemble stone, pier has remains of tooth-moulded brick capitals. Gateway blocked by similar brickwork (but original plastering runs between them). N end has C20 rebuilding with pier. GAZEBO: N,S and W faces of flint cobble with brick quoins and dressings, 2 storeys, principal face slightly convex with ground floor 4 centred arched doorway with label. C20 boarded and battened door. First floor window with similar head and label original oak frame with C20 2-light casement also blind arrow slit, castellated parapet with cornice which surrounds whole roof. N elevation: ground floor window, 4 centred head and label with C20 2-light casement window. First floor, inserted C20 segment headed casement window. E elevation: lower part has blocked brick gateway. First floor, C19 brick with C20 3-light segment headed casement window.

Listing NGR: TL5396238580