Register of Heritage Buildings for Writtle
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Register of Heritage Buildings for Writtle Edited by Gordon Ingram and Wendy Hibbitt 1 Heritage Writtle 2021 BUILDINGS CONTENTS Bridge Street Blue Bridge 3 1 Pakwaan 3 2-4 Cottages 3 17 Brewery buildings 4 19 Malt Store 4 21 Malt House 4 Chelmsford Road Skeggs Farm 4 St Johns Green 19 Gasworks Cottage 5 13-18 Terraced Cottages 5 St Johns Road 5 Old Forge 5 15-17* Cottages and Pump 6 The Green War Memorial 6 2 Cottage with 1-2 St Johns Green 6 16 Village Hall 7 21 Maltings and Pump Green 7 25 Cottage 7 45 Library 8 49 United Reformed Church 8 66-70 Wheatsheaf Pub and Cottages 8 Rumsey Row 8 The Christian Centre 9 Jubilee Cottage (by church gates) 9 Loves Walk Alms Houses 9 Priory Wall 9 Lodge Road 1 Deodora or The Lodge 10 36 The Meads 10 Paradise Road Writtle Lodge 10 Ongar Road 11-17 Cottages 11 Chase House 11 146-148 Mildred Cottages 11 Longmeads House 12 Great Oxney Green Chequers Rd - The Chequers Pub and The Firs 12 East View - Fosters Farm 12 Tower Road - 3 The Haven 13 Little Oxney Green Range Cottage and Prospect Cottages 13 Lordship Road Kitts Croft and Doctors Surgery 13 Writtle University College 14 Cow Watering Lane Riverside Cottage, Sturgeons Farm Buildings 14 Roxwell Road Horse and Groom 15 The Manor House and Coach House 15 New Barns Farm and Marconi Buildings 16 Newney Green Moor hall Cottages and Christophers Cottages 16 The Duck and Cottages, Christopher's 17 Margaretting Road Montpelliers Farm and outbuildings 18 Gable Cottages, Ropers Barn and Buildings 18 Highwood Road Lee Farm and barn 18 FORDS & CROSSINGS Cow Watering Lane Ford 19 Lawford Lane Ford and Crossing 19 Chelmsford Road Skeggs Farm Ford & Water Meadows 20 Lordship Road Culvert and Warren Bridge 20 2 Heritage Writtle 2021 WRITTLE PARISH – REGISTER OF HERITAGE BUILDINGS Please also see the list of Heritage Archaeological features in the Parish A starred entry (*) indicates in the Writtle Conservation area. Bridge Street - Bridge* Bridge over the Wid to replace original swept away by floods in 1888. Built by Essex County Council in 1891.County Engineer Percy J C Shelton, with Westwood Bailey and Co of London. Built by W. Watson of Ilford. Steel and concrete with ornamental cast iron parapets. Curved red brick abutments, with blue brick detailing. Known as the ‘Blue Bridge’ due to its paint work. Significance A good example of a late 19th century bridge, which is a prominent gateway feature at the entrance to the village. Bridge Street - 1* ‘Pakwaan Indian Restaurant’ (formerly The Cock and Bell) Public house. Formerly a coaching inn known as the ‘Cock and Bell’ supplied by the Writtle Brewery. Front range: early 19th century, red brick, hipped slate roof, original sash windows to the first floor, ground floor bay windows and block former front entrance. Rear range: timber framed wing of 17th century origin. Significance A prominent building with a good front range dating from ca.1800 and some 17th century fabric. Townscape architectural and historic interest. Group value with 2 The Green and 33 St Johns Green. The Leete Court was held there every Whitsun from the mid 1850’s to WW1. The piano from the ‘Cock and Bell’ was used on Feb 14th1922 to accompany singing in the first regular radio broadcast 2MT by Peter Eckersley from the Marconi laboratories in Writtle. 2MT pioneer researcher, Elizabeth Beeson (Bessie), lived at the ‘Cock and Bell’ with her family until 1922. Bridge Street - 2 and 4* A pair of timber framed cottages dating from 1585 in the deeds. Was known as the Long House as was probably one building and has smoke blackened timbers (reused) in the roof space. There is a bread oven and a salt storage niche in the inglenook fireplace. It was then converted to three small cottages and later to the existing one larger and one smaller dwelling. Pottery from the Viking period through to the 1900’s was found in the garden of no 2 in 2011, some of which was high status indicating wealthy inhabitants. Also found was a clay tobacco pipe which possibly dates to the 1620’s. In the garden was part of a small figurine which has yet to be dated. Significance In a historic area of the village. A good example of a vernacular building with architectural and archaeological interest. 3 Heritage Writtle 2021 Bridge Street - 17* Some of the Writtle Brewery buildings Eastern aspect Western aspect Part of former brew house, originally part of the Writtle Brewery complex. It is now part of the Co-op food store which was built in 1993. Red brick building with gabled slate roof. Chimney to north east corner. Converted and extended in 1993. Significance Historic significance as part of a major industrial site. Townscape importance. Group value with 21 and 19 Bridge Street. Bridge Street - 19* ‘Malt Store’ Remains of brewery originating from the early 19th century. Writtle Brewery was a large industrial site, occupying the whole south side of Bridge Street. It supplied its own tied estate of 80 licensed houses and had a full range of ancillary structures. Brewing ceased about 1907 and most of the site has been redeveloped. This building is of part two and part three storeys, with slate and plain tile roofs, red brick, and rendered or weather boarded walls. Significance Used as a malt store. Historic significance as part of a major industrial site. Townscape importance. Group value with 21 and 17 Bridge Street, and 21 The Green. Bridge Street - 21, ‘Malthouse*’ Originally Writtle workhouse, 1717-1835, then part of the Writtle Brewery, now a private house. L-plan form with long range parallel with Bridge Street. 18th century origin. Said to be billet accommodation for soldiers in WWI. Sketch of 1916 held by the Imperial War Museum (reference Art.IWM ART 4851) shows the building with a malt kiln / oast House. Deed of 1725 held in the Essex Record Office (reference D/DU 45/1-3). Significance A prominent feature at the entrance to the village. Group value with 17 and 19 Bridge Street. Part of the industrial Writtle of the past. Chelmsford Road – ‘Skeggs Farm’ Farmhouse. Timber framed house of 18th century or earlier origin. Refronted in gault brick in the early 19th century. L plan form, with long wing to the west side. 4 Heritage Writtle 2021 Hipped plain tile roofs, with triple pile range to frontage. Small paned sash windows to front. Formerly part of the Hylands estate. Early 19th century arrowhead railings to roadside. Traditional farm buildings to the northeast, including a large threshing barn with two mid-storeys, and a vermin proof grain store. Significance A farmhouse of 18th century or earlier origin, of architectural and historic interest, with associated farm buildings including an Essex Barn. A local landmark. Also has a pond for agricultural activities and fish. St Johns Green – ‘Gasworks cottage’ no19*, and terraced cottages no’s 13-18* Gasworks manager’s house and workers (probably gas and brewery) terraced cottages built in mid 1800’s, as part of the village brewery industrial complex. Next to the gasworks (now demolished) in St Johns Road. Works used from 1863-1902. Significance Typical 1800’s houses. The gasworks was a progressive advanced means of heating and lighting connected to the Brewery complex and serviced the village. St Johns Road – 5* ‘The Old Forge’ Built in 1660-1680 as two small cottages. Formerly part of an area on the corner of Lordship Road and St Johns Road, which comprised of a wheelwrights, funeral director, blacksmith and farrier, run by four brothers from the Wallace family. Stan Ketley took over the area and most buildings which were sold to the Preston family who converted them to workshops etc in 1954 for the garage at the junction. It has a plain tile roof, 18th century or earlier origin. Significance A good example of a humble cottage of 16/17th century origin. Architectural and historic interest. 5 Heritage Writtle 2021 St Johns Road - 15-17* and pump. Two pairs of timber framed cottages which have deed dating from the 1400’s. The pump was not original at this location but bought in from the Rodings. Significance Typical examples of cottages from that period. The Green – ‘War Memorial’* Granite stone cross with octagonal shaft set on an octagonal plinth. Sword carved in relief on the shaft of the cross, plinth bears inscription and names. Plinth surmounts two-stepped stone base. Sloping stone added to base for addition of Second World War names. Surrounded by eight low granite bollards linked by a chain. Dedication 29th May 1920. Re-dedication 26th October 1947. Refurbished July 1995. Inscription reads: ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD, AND IN HONOUR OF ALL WHO WENT FORTH FROM THIS PARISH IN ANSWER TO THE CALL OF DUTY AND IN LASTING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND RIGHT, WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON’. Significance Historical and cultural significance. An impressive and prominent Memorial in a roadside position on The Green. The Green - 2 and St Johns Green, 1 & 2 * 2 The Green and 1 & 2 St Johns Green were a former blacksmiths workshop and other facilities. Closed in 1951. Red brick gabled plain tiled roofs. Early 19th century or earlier origin. West end: house mid-19th century, L plan, sash windows to front. North end: single storey early 20th century 6 Heritage Writtle 2021 range with traditional shop front and canopy. Central range: early 19th century. Large timber bressemer former entrance into smithy.