Description

TL 8628-8728 EARLS COLNE HIGH STREET
(north side)

9/82 No. 97 (Formerly listed
23.1.80 as Colne Place)

GV II

House. Early C19, incorporating remains of C17 and C18 houses. Gault brick in
Flemish bond, roofed with slate. Square plan with C19 2-storey extensions to
left and rear. 2 internal stacks. 3 storeys. 6-window range of sashes with
glazing bars in gauged cambered arches. Low-pitched hipped roofs with long
projecting eaves. Early C18 kitchen and brewhouse now incorporated in main
house. Original staircase with turned balusters and moulded handrail. Early C19
detailing throughout, including fire surrounds and segmental panelled doors.
Colne Place was the childhood home of Thomas Fowell Buxton from 1786 to 1809,
colleague and successor to William Wilberforce in the campaign for the abolition
of slavery. (Wherein I Dwell, Earls Colne WEA, 1983, 65).

Listing NGR: TL8605128902

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26463552

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990