Building record MCC210 - 20-22 (now 19-21) West Stockwell Street, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 99576 25440 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92NE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Map
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Full Description
RCHME survey of 20-22 W Stockwell Street. 'The upper storey projects and is gabled in the middle and W bays of the S front'.<1>
DOE survey of No 19, No's 20 & 21 West Stockwell Street. Grade II. No's 19, 20 and 21 form C17 building. Two storeys, timber-framed and plastered, tiled roofs. Two gabled on the front with projecting upper storey. Gabled dormer to No 19. C18 and later fenestration. A Picturesque group, closing the view of the street from the south.<2>
During restoration of No.21 West Stockwell Street, Colchester, by the Colchester Corporation direct labour force, under the Dutch Quarter Preservation Scheme, work men made a number of discoveries including an arched wall cavity which was considered as a possible priest hole, unusual timber work supporting the east bay and the original daub.<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. No 93.
- <2> SCC4 LIST: Department of the Environment. 1971. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Colchester (Essex). TL9925 SE 5/227.
- <3> SCC200 Serial: Colchester Archaeological Group. 1967. Vol.11, No. 2 - Colchester Archaeological Group Bulletin. No.2. p.18.
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Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Survey: DOE Listing of 19, 20 & 21 West Stockwell Street, Colchester, 1950 (Ref: ECC620) (ECC620)
- Event - Interpretation: Priests Hole, 21 West Stockwell Street, Colchester, 1967 (Ref: ECC1068) (ECC1068)
- Event - Survey: Survey of 20-22 West Stockwell Street, Colchester, 1922 (Ref: ECC830) (ECC830)
Record last edited
Jan 31 2017 9:00AM