40, Castle Street

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL5338 CASTLE STREET 669-1/1/70 (South side) 01/11/72 No.40

GV II

House. C18 and earlier, altered in early C19. Timber-framed, plastered with brick and flint cobble walling, peg-tiled roof. Plan rectangular with minor rear ground floor wing and conservatory at W end. 2 storey, cellars and attics. Front, N elevation: red brick with some burnt headers, 3 bays, central doorway, giant end pilasters with moulded heads cement rendered to similar plain entablature. Stack of red brick slightly off-centre to E, another at W end of roof ridge. Windows slightly segment headed, rendered voussoirs, plain reveals, frames moulded, sashes with glazing bars, 3x4 panes, cellar arch boarded over E of doorway, to W now simple air-bricks. Doorway approached by steps, restrained wooden doorcase, reeded jambs, flat hood, reveals have recessed panels, overlight and lattice glazing bars, door of 6 panels, upper 2 glazed. Rear, S elevation: wall has obvious central break in construction, to W timber-framed, to E lower flint cobbling, upper brickwork, now all colourwashed. Ground floor, to E, sliding sash segment headed window, glazing bars, 2x4 panes, trap to cellar below, to W, doorway, door has upper glazing 2x2 panes, 2 lower panels, C19 lean-to, corrugated asbestos roof, small stack at E side, adjacent, C19 2x2 paned casement window. 2-light casement, second window on S side 4x3 panes. Conservatory, brick base, large casement windows, plastic roof. First floor, single window E of centre, similar to one below. 3 flat roofed dormer windows, simple 2-light casements with glazing bars, outer 2x2 panes, centre 4x2 panes. INTERIOR: central passage house with principal stack protruding into passageway. This, together with rear building break suggest house rebuilt with additions to an earlier structure.

Listing NGR: TL5383338746