Monument record MCC124 - 1 Greenstead Road, Colchester (site of)

Summary

Early 16th with a 17th century wing at rear. (Demolished in 1967)

Location

Grid reference TM 01020 25311 (point)
Map sheet TM02NW
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A house (now demolished) of two tenements and shops. It was built early in the 16th century and has a 17th century wing at the back. The front has been faced with modern brick. Inside the building the ground floor has the original moulded ceiling-beams, one in the east tenement being unusually elaborate with a band of running foliage; below its junction with the wall-plate is a carved shield with foliage. In the front wall is a window of c.1600 with moulded frame and mullions.<1>

The building was demolished in 1967. There are photographs of the demolition held in the Museum Resource Centre.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1922. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England): Essex, (North-East). Volume III. No 231.
  • <2> Photograph: Unknown. Demolition of No1 Greenstead Road. B/W Print.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 31 2017 9:10AM

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