Description

HARWICH

TM2532NE WEST STREET
609-1/1/125 (South West side)
25/09/57 Nos.31 AND 32

GV II

Two houses. Late C17/early C18. Timber-framed and rendered
with gabled roof of clay plain tiles. 2 storeys with attics
and cellars.
EXTERIOR: symmetrical front with C20 flat-roofed dormer with
2-light casement and cross pattern of glazing bars. Coved and
moulded eaves and gutter on metal stays. First floor has
5-window range of double-hung sash windows with small panes
and moulded surrounds. Ground floor has 4 smaller but similar
windows and open pedimented door case. This has reeded
pilasters and recessed door with 6 raised-and-fielded panels
above 3 steps. Reeded band above door and semicircular
fanlight with petal-like subdivisions. Door to No.32 has C20
pediment on brackets and early C19 five-panel door. 3-storey
stair tower on rear with hipped clay plain tile roof.
INTERIOR: entrance passage has semicircular rear arch with
keystone and panelled pilasters. Mid C18 dogleg staircase with
barley-sugar balusters in first flight. Turned balusters at
first floor and plain boarded panels to attic level.

Listing NGR: TM2596332604

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26483111

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Recommended Books

• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6