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505-511 and 511A, Main Road

A Grade II Listed Building in Harwich, Essex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.933 / 51°55'58"N

Longitude: 1.2551 / 1°15'18"E

OS Eastings: 623870

OS Northings: 231064

OS Grid: TM238310

Mapcode National: GBR VQQ.L5G

Mapcode Global: VHLCF.PPW0

Plus Code: 9F33W7M4+62

Entry Name: 505-511 and 511A, Main Road

Listing Date: 20 June 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1205044

English Heritage Legacy ID: 366576

ID on this website: 101205044

Location: Upper Dovercourt, Tendring, Essex, CO12

County: Essex

District: Tendring

Civil Parish: Harwich

Built-Up Area: Harwich

Traditional County: Essex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex

Church of England Parish: The Harwich Peninsula

Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford

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Description



HARWICH

TM2231SE MAIN ROAD, Dovercourt
609-1/5/166 (South side)
20/06/72 Nos.505-511 AND 511A (Odd)

II

Also known as: The Monks' Houses MAIN ROAD Dovercourt.
Terrace of 5 cottages. Early C16 and C19. Timber-framed with
rendered brick front and brick exposed on west flank. Gambrel
roof of clay plain tiles. 2 storeys with 3 brick stacks one on
gable.
EXTERIOR: first floor has 6 small square windows, 3 having 6
square panes and being deeply recessed and the others are
2-light casement with cross glazing pattern. Ground floor, 5
large recessed windows with 16 panes and top hung night vents.
3 open gabled porches with machine-made clay plain tile roofs,
ornamental raking brackets and foliated spandrels. Plain C20
boarded doors with strap hinges.
INTERIOR: high quality early C16 timber frame, jowled posts,
chamfered and stopped spine beam and bridging joists and
cranked partition wall bracing. The front was without a jetty.
No.505 is a later extension. Possible former public building.


Listing NGR: TM2387031064

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