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| ====== 26 Church Street ====== | ====== 26 Church Street ====== | ||
| - | No. 26 is 150m down Church Street from the Quay, once an important position in the town, close to the market square and quite central within the old walled medieval town. | + | No. 26 is 150 metres down Church Street from the Quay, once an important position in the town, close to the market square and quite central within the old walled medieval town. |
| The building was listed Grade II in 1972 and has two distinct phases of development – the first in 1485 and the second in 1576 – both representing boom times for Harwich and the gradual development of the medieval town. | The building was listed Grade II in 1972 and has two distinct phases of development – the first in 1485 and the second in 1576 – both representing boom times for Harwich and the gradual development of the medieval town. | ||
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| After ninety years the original part of the house was extended to the rear to form a new wing running perpendicular to Church Street. It isn’t clear whether this new extension worked as part of a grand property or represented a building configuration change but the fact that the new wing seems to be north-facing may provide a clue that it is the latter. | After ninety years the original part of the house was extended to the rear to form a new wing running perpendicular to Church Street. It isn’t clear whether this new extension worked as part of a grand property or represented a building configuration change but the fact that the new wing seems to be north-facing may provide a clue that it is the latter. | ||
| - | Both phases of the property have an oak timber frame but the more modern rear range has timbers that, rarely for Essex, are slow grown. The older rear range is made of more common fast-grown oak but both phases are thought to be constructed from locally-sourced wood. | + | Both phases of the property have an oak timber frame but the more modern rear range has timbers that, rarely for Essex, are slow grown. The older front range is made of more common fast-grown oak but both phases are thought to be constructed from locally-sourced wood. |
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