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| In the 17th century the frontage range was extended to the rear with a high quality timber-framed extension. This incorporated three roof gables which were customary for high status residences in Harwich at the time but these were also jettied to the rear implying that the extended property was also showing off towards West Street. | In the 17th century the frontage range was extended to the rear with a high quality timber-framed extension. This incorporated three roof gables which were customary for high status residences in Harwich at the time but these were also jettied to the rear implying that the extended property was also showing off towards West Street. | ||
| - | In the 18th century the house had a major Georgian upgrade as at 34 and 35 Church Street and the brick facade could have been by the same builder. Unlike 34 and 35 there was no roof raise and provision of attic rooms at 36 and 37 but high quality internal wood panelling and fixtures show the upgrade was not a superficial, me-too makeover. | + | In the 18th century the house had a major Georgian upgrade as at 34 and 35 Church Street and the brick facade could have been by the same builder. Like 34 and 35 there was no roof raise or provision of attic rooms at 36 and 37 but high quality internal wood panelling and fixtures show the upgrade was not a superficial, me-too makeover. |
| At some point in the late 18th or early 19th century the property was divided into two and further subdivisions allowed for multiple families per house – typical of crowded conditions in Victorian Harwich. | At some point in the late 18th or early 19th century the property was divided into two and further subdivisions allowed for multiple families per house – typical of crowded conditions in Victorian Harwich. | ||
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