Description

HARWICH

TM2532NE EASTGATE STREET
609-1/1/40 (North East side)
25/09/51 No.2

GV II

Formerly known as: No.2A EASTGATE STREET.
House, c1800 of red Flemish-bond brickwork with gabled clay
plain tile roof. 3 storeys with attics and cellars. Front has
5-window range with projecting brick bands at storey heights
and black tarred plinth. The low second floor has 2 flush
double-hung sash windows with moulded surrounds either side of
a blind window recess. First floor has 5 double-hung sashes
with small panes and flat rubbed brick arches. Ground floor
has 2 similar windows, each side of a semicircular arch-headed
recessed entrance with rendered impost blocks. Contemporary
6-panel door with moulded architrave and plain glass fanlight
over. One stack on NW gable and 2 on SE gable.
INTERIOR: plan form substantially unaltered with narrow
entrance hall with panelled side partitions. Contemporary
dogleg stair with turned balusters and column newel. Ground-
and first-floor rooms have early C19 dado rails, doors, and
architraves. Recesses flanking fireplaces have
segmental-arched heads, one pair of which are now cupboards
with serpentine shelves. First-floor room has fireplace with
eared architrave.

Listing NGR: TM2599832764

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26585969

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Recommended Books

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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
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)