Description

CHELSWORTH THE STREET
1.
5377
(south side)
The Grange
TL 94 NE 37/239
II*
2.
A C15 timber-framed and plastered building with a tiled roof. Originally
a hall house. Cross wings at the north and south ends. There are C17
alterations and additions. Renovated. An L shaped range of outbuildings
extends from the north end of the west front making an open courtyard
to the south. Two storeys. The upper storey of the cross wing is jettied
on exposed joists. A block added to the west also has a jettied upper
storey on curved brackets on the south end. Casement windows with leaded
lights on the east front and there is a C17 gabled porch with small side
lights with turned baluster mullions. The gable of the porch has a cartouche
with the date 1689. The roof has some smoke blackened timbers and a
massive cambered tie beam with a moulded crown post. C17 central chimney
stack with grouped diagonal shafts to the main block. One gabled dormer
on the east front.

Listing NGR: TL9807247982

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17533452

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version