Building record MCC226 - The Gables, East Stockwell Street, Colchester
Summary
17th century house (and Medieval Wall).
Location
| Grid reference | TL 99663 25324 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
RCHME Survey of The Gables, East Stockwell Street. 17th Century, has a projecting upper storey at the W end. Inside the building the wall running N and S on the W of the staircase is of rubble. <1>
DOE survey of No 7 East Stockwell Street (The Gables). Grade II. C17 with later alterations and additions. Two storeys and attics, timber-framed and plastered, the roofs tiled. Gable at the west end and projecting upper storey on this front. C18 double hung sashes with glazing bars in cased frames. South side has C18 door case with flat hood, scroll brackets, fanlight. <2>
The present building contains a north-south rubble wall and is likely therefore to be on the site of another example of a medieval stone house <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 109.
- <2> SCC4 LIST: Department of the Environment. 1971. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Colchester (Essex). TL9925 SE 5/209.
- <3> SCC45 Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. p69.
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Record last edited
Jan 31 2017 8:57AM