Walthamstow Museum (Vestry House) is a Grade II listed building in the Waltham Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1951. Museum. 5 related planning applications.

Walthamstow Museum (Vestry House)

WRENN ID: steep-keystone-meadow
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Waltham Forest
Country: England
Date first listed: 19 October 1951
Type: Museum
Source: Historic England listing

Description

TQ 3789 VESTRY ROAD Walthamstow, E17 4/14 (west side)

19.10.51 Walthamstow Museum (Vestry House)

GV II

Former parish workhouse, now museum. Dated 1730, with addition to north of 1756. Plum brick, red dressings. Tiled hipped double pitched roof to eaves; pantiles to north extension. South front of 2 storeys; 5 bays, 2 to left set forward. Main entrance to centre bay with inscribed plaque over. Segmental headed windows, flush frames; 12 paned sashes, glazing bars. Moulded timber eaves cornice. North wing lower; windowless with doorcase imported from Church Hill House, having waterleaf capitals and arched doorway within. Interior with original turned baluster staircase with planked dado; simple original panelling to entrance hall. Imported C17 panel- ling and mantlepiece from Essex Hall, etc.

Listing NGR: TQ3777889118

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