Description

HARWICH

TM2632NW ST AUSTIN'S LANE
609-1/2/102 (North West side)
20/06/72 No.12A

GV II

House. C16 or earlier. Timber-framed with textured render over
brick on front. Gabled clay plain tile roof as continuation of
No.13 (qv). 2 storeys with attics and with 'L' plan C20
flat-roofed rear extension.
EXTERIOR: front has C20 flat-roofed dormer with plain wide
casements behind parapet. First floor has one, off-centre,
double-hung sash window with small panes. Ground floor has C19
shop front with end consoles, now infilled with C20 door and
3-light window. The front door incorporates part of C18 glazed
door with old bull's eye glass. One bay of a C16 or earlier
timber-frame, raised in the C18 or early C19.
INTERIOR: SW flank has substantial tie-beam and suggestions of
a steep arch brace under plaster. At the far end of this wall
is a narrow arch-headed door (C16 insertion?) which gave
access to staircase in No.13 (qv). On rear wall an early C17
wood-burning fireplace with wide but truncated cambered mantel
beam, framed and pegged into a wall post. On first floor
remains of 3-light diamond mullioned window. One recessed wall
stud is C13 with notched lapped mortice. Raised upper part has
pine timber-frame, chamfered with lamb's tongue stopped
chamfers. Roof is contemporary with fully framed purlins.

Listing NGR: TM2605532752

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26500674

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Recommended Books

• 
  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]