Pounce Hall

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL53NE WALDEN ROAD, Sewards End 669-1/4/385 (North side) 01/11/72 No.3 Pounce Hall

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House. Early C17 with later C17 wing and early C18 extension. Timber frame and plaster, peg-tiled roofs, red brick stacks. Plan, L shaped. 2 storey and attics. Front S elevation (1) Tall gabled 2-storey and attic unit to W. (2) central 2 window range, 2 storeys with door and tall C19 rebuilt stack in middle, (3) lower extension block to E. (1) Ground floor, C19 shallow 3-cant bay window, sashes 2x4, 3x2, 2x4 panes, doorway with overlight, door C20 with upper glazing. First floor pair of conjoined sash windows in all, 6x4 panes. Attic sash window 3x3 panes. Weathering board above first floor and attic windows. Large rectangular stack seen behind apex. (2) All 4 windows have early C19 moulded architraves, sashes, 4x4 panes. Simple central doorway, C20 door of 6 panels. Tall rectangular ridge stack above. (3) single 2x2 paned casement window. Rear N elevation: central unit (2) has rear out-shut with catslide roof, 2 sky-lights and broad ramped lead roofed dormer window with 2-light casement. Rear wall of brick, central C20 boarded door, C20 3-light casement window to W. Wing to W (1) has large central stack (C19 rebuild) with adjacent stair tower rising to attic. Tower integrated into lower roofs with first floor and attic windows 2x2 paned casement and 4x2 paned sliding sash respectively. Wing has single attic sash window 3x2 panes. E end unit (3) has flat roofed rear extension, blank with corrugated plastic roof. N end elevation: wing has 3 ground floor and 2 first floor C20 3-light casement windows 6x5 panes. E end elevation: addition (3) has protruding purlins and wall plates and attic sliding sash window 2x2 panes. INTERIOR: central early C17 unit (2) of 2 cells with central chimney bay, back-to-back timber lintelled fireplaces, bread oven to rear. Jowled posts, primary bracing, bladed scarf joints in wall plates, lamb's tongue chamfer stops on joists. Wing (1) has butt side purlin roof. Newel stair in tower of plain robust form. Addition (3) of slender C18 framing. Rear lean-to has good brick floor. Remains of basket pargetting remain at E end of central block now obscured by C18 additions.

Listing NGR: TL5631838295