Description

SAFFRON WALDEN

TL5338 HIGH STREET
669-1/1/178 (West side)
28/11/51 No.5

GV II

Formerly known as: Nos.3 AND 5 HIGH STREET.
House. Early C19 and earlier. Front of Flemish bond gault
brickwork and 2 red brick rear ranges, one with grey diaper
pattern. Roof of front range of plain tiles and of 2 parts,
one gabled and with abutting long roof, hipped at S end.
Parallel range at rear of 2 parts, one with hipped slate roof
and one abutting of plain tiles hipped at S end. 2 storeys.
Front elevation: is of 2 parts with differing eaves lines. The
main part to the S has moulded cornice with concealed gutter
and 2 roof lights. The S end has a full height pilaster pier.
The first floor has 4 double-hung sash windows, each of 12
panes, and all windows have rendered heads. The ground floor
of this part has 4 similar windows and a doorcase with Tuscan
pilasters, cornice hood and panelled reveals. Door of 6
moulded panels and 3 stone steps. Taller part of front
elevation has similar moulded cornice and full height canted
small paned sash windowed bay. Large stack behind front range.
S flank of front range to passage is partly of red brick and
has blind arch headed recess on first floor. Ground floor has
early C19 doorcase with flat hood, rectangular fanlight and
bootscraper. S rear range has 2 rooflights, the brickwork has
blue brick diaper and there is a 4 window range of 12 paned
double-hung sashes. N rear range block has 3 similar window
range and all rear windows have yellow stock brick segmental
arched heads.

Listing NGR: TL5361338566

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26585307

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)