Description

TL 62 SE
4/279

LITTLE DUNMOW
BROOK STREET
Brick House

7.2.52

GV
II*
House, late C16/early C17, red brick built, half H plan with wing to rear. Red plain tile roof, two storeys and attic and cellar. Raised plinth and moulded string course. Two stepped buttresses to left wing and a diagonal buttress to right wing and rear. The wings are gabled and there is a feature gable to centre block. 1:2:1 window range of square leaded casements, some in original frames, with brick three centre arches over. Central door with moulded three plank door and moulded frame. Right wing has original red brick chimney stack with two diagonal shafts, an attached diagonal shaft and one other stack to rear.

Internally, complete frame remains with large hall to ground and first floors. Stop chamfered beams. Original newel stairs with oak tread and risers in original stair turret. Original moulded doors and frames. Original boarded floors to some rooms. Original moulded brick fireplaces with three centre head to several rooms. One room with C18 detail.

Fully framed side purlin roof with a second upper purlin. Rafters framed to lower purlin and lodged to upper. A very fine house, unusual in Essex.

Listing NGR: TL6552720624

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17533884

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Recommended Books

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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair