Building record MCC11 - 127 Hythe Hill / Dolphin Inn, Colchester
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Location
Grid reference | TM 01322 24700 (point) |
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Map sheet | TM02SW |
1848 Parish | ST LEONARD |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Dolphin Inn and house, No.127, 30 yards E. of Hythe Church. Has cross-wings at the E. and S. ends. The upper storey of the main block and E. wing project on the S. front. Inside the building the W. wing has an early 18th-century staircase with close string and twisted balusters.<1>It was a timber framed building of perhaps the 16th century or earlier, still standing but having been extensively restored in the 1950's.<2> Formerly the Dolphin Inn. C15/16 origin. No. 126 2 storeys,No.127, storeys, timber-framed and plastered, the roofs tiled. Now much altered externally. the upper storey projects on the south front and has restored or renewed exposed timber-framing. The roofs are tiled.<3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SCC3 Monograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1922. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England): Essex, (North-East). Volume III. p67.
- <2> SCC12 Monograph: Jephcott, Jess. A. 1995. The Inns, Taverns and Pubs of Colchester. p125-127.
- <3> SCC4 LIST: Department of the Environment. 1971. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Colchester (Essex). p72.
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Record last edited
Jan 23 2017 1:05PM