Local List SPD - Discussion & Consultation Document

[estimated] Ended on the 6 May 2011

Rayleigh

Bellingham Lane

Should not be included
Description/name:
(5)
Address:
19-21 Bellingham Lane Rayleigh Essex SS6 7ED

Description:
Two storey red brick building dating back to 1903 (as identified by the wall plaque); bay windows to the ground floor with grey slate roofs; replacement PVC windows to number 19; vertical sliding sash windows to number 21; vertical brick detailing above the windows; grey slate gable roof with red ridge tiles and a chimney stack at either end.
Justification
This building is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area, but it is not considered to be of such local historic and architectural importance to merit inclusion on the revised list.

Should not be included
Description/name:
(3)
Address:
23 Bellingham Lane Rayleigh Essex SS6 7ED

Description:
Late Victorian or Edwardian terraced semi-detached cottage; two storey yellow stock brick building with red brick detailing around the windows, central doorway and cornerstones (quoins); red stone rose detailing between the ground and first floor; recessed front door; bay window to the ground floor with a grey slate roof; vertical sliding sash windows; grey slate hipped roof with central chimney stack shared with number 25.
Justification
This building is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area. This is a common house type and it is not considered to be of such local historic and architectural importance to merit local listing.

Should not be included
Description/name:
(3)
Address:
25-27 Bellingham Lane Rayleigh Essex SS6 7ED

Description:
Late Victorian or Edwardian terraced semi-detached cottages; two storey yellow stock brick building with red brick detailing around the windows, central doorways and cornerstones (quoins); red stone rose detailing between the ground and first floor; recessed front doors; bay windows to the ground floor with grey slate roofs; vertical sliding sash windows; grey slate hipped roof with central chimney stack shared with number 23 and chimney to the side of number 27.
Justification
This building is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area. This is a common house type and it is not considered to be of local historic and architectural importance to merit local listing.

Should not be included
Description/name:
(3)
Address:
29-31 Bellingham Lane Rayleigh Essex SS6 7ED

Description:
Late Victorian or Edwardian semi-detached cottages; two storey red brick building with red tiled roof and central chimney stack; red brick extension with PVC windows to the side of number 29 set back from the original building and at a different height; the original doorway to number 29 has been replaced with a PVC window; two bay windows to the ground floor; vertical sliding sash windows to the ground and first floors of the original structure.
Justification
This building is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area, but it is not considered to be of such local importance to merit local listing.

Crown Hill

Should be included
Description/name:
(3) Public Toilets
Address:
Crown Hill Rayleigh Essex SS6 7HA

Description:
Public toilets in a cottage-style built by Rayleigh Urban District Council in 1932; brickwork and painted pebbledashed façade; tiled hipped roof with a central cupola; traditional style rectangular windows and circular windows with brick detailing to the side of the two entrances.
Justification
This building is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area. This interwar building is locally distinctive and is of local historic and architectural importance. It is a very good example of this type of building and as such it should be included on the revised list.

Should be included
Description/name:
(3) Christ Church United Reform Church
Address:
Crown Hill Rayleigh Essex SS6 7HA

Description:
Late 19th or early 20th Century; red brick building; dark tiled gable roof with a gable end fronting the road; large pointed arch decorative windows; decorative surrounds around windows and brick detailing.
Justification
This Church was constructed on a site which “had been purchased in 1898 by a Benfleet builder, Edward Watts, for the specific purpose of building a church” (Yearsley, 2005:97). It is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area and is locally distinctive in the street scene. This building is considered to merit inclusion on the revised list.

Eastwood Road

Should be included
Description/name:
(2) Rayleigh Methodist Church
Address:
78 Eastwood Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 7JP

Description:
Built around 1923 (Yearsley, 2005); imposing building; grey slate gable roof with red ridge tiles; intersecting gables to the sides; two pointed elliptical windows either side of a central pointed arch window with decorative detailing above fronting the road; interesting stained glass windows; assumed to be extended to the rear with a modern single storey extension to the frontage.
Justification
This is a building of local historic importance which has some interesting features and is distinctive in the street scene. It is thought to have been much extended, however, it retains some of its original character and should be included on the revised list.

Flemings Farm Road

Should be included
Description/name:
(2) Flemings Farm House
Address:
Flemings Farm Road Rayleigh Essex SS9 5QT

Description:
Dates back to the 19th Century; two storey building; catslide rear extension; painted weatherboard; plain clay tile roof; much altered; chimney stacks to both gable ends; vertical sliding sash windows; front porch with tiled gable roof.
Justification
Although this building has been altered quite a bit, it is considered to be of local importance and should be included on the revised list.

High Road

Should be included
Description/name:
(4) The Paul Pry Pub
Address:
14 High Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 7AA

Description:
Possibly dates back to the early 19th Century; building with a rendered and painted façade of varying heights; tall two storey section with a red tiled gable roof; eight over eight vertical sliding sash windows; and a chimney stack at either end; the middle section is two storey with a grey tiled hipped roof and decorative ridge tiles; vertical sliding sash windows with some replacement plastic windows; and a bay window to the ground floor; the smallest section of the building is single storey with a short flat roof adjoining a red tiled gable end roof fronting the road; and PVC windows.
Justification
This is a distinctive building in the street scene which is considered to be of local importance. It should be included on the revised list.

Should be included
Description/name:
(4) Rayleigh House
Address:
36 High Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 7AB

Description:
Thought to have been constructed in the late 19th Century (see Yearsley, 2005:91); two storey red brick building; slate gable roof with an intersecting gable and bargeboards to the frontage; vertical sliding sash windows with vertical brick detail above; brick panel between first and ground floor.
Justification
This is a building of local historic and architectural importance. Whilst it was damaged in 1944 by an air raid, and the roof in particular was affected (Yearsley, 2005), it is considered to merit local listing.

Should not be included
Description/name:
(3) Harvester Pub
Address:
Corner of High Road and Southend Arterial Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 7SP

Description:
Constructed in the 1920s (Yearsley, 2005); one and two storey building; red tiled roof; plastic windows; significant single storey extensions.
Justification
This building was built following the construction of Rayleigh Weir (Yearsley, 2005). It was originally called the Weir Hotel (Yearsley, 2005) and was “opened at the junction to serve the passing trade” (Yearsley, 2005:105). However, whilst it may have some local historic significance, this building is not considered to be of such local architectural importance to merit inclusion on the revised list.

High Street

Should be included
Description/name:
(2)
Address:
4 High Street Rayleigh Essex SS6 7EF

Description:
19th Century two storey building constructed in red brick; double fronted with a central doorway; vertical sliding sash windows to ground and first floors with vertical brick detailing above; hipped slate roof with a chimney stack at either end.
Justification
This building is considered to be of excellent quality and is locally distinctive. It is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area and should be included on the revised list.

Should be included
Description/name:
(2) The Half Moon Pub
Address:
5 High Street Rayleigh Essex SS6 7EW

Description:
Low two storey stock brick building; dark grey slate gable roof; sash windows to the first floor with lintels above; old wooden casement windows to the ground floor; central recessed doorway with arched frame above; single chimney stack; old single storey extension in white-painted brick with sash windows and a dark grey slate roof.
Justification
This building is situated within the Rayleigh Conservation Area at the northern end of the High Street. It should be included on the revised list.

Should be included
Description/name:
(3)
Address:
7 High Street Rayleigh Essex SS6 7EU

Description:
Three storey building; rendered and painted façade; gable roof; shop frontage to the ground floor with three arched panelled windows; first floor oriels (slightly projecting windows); small windows to the second floor; front door set back from the main façade.
Justification
This building adds to the variety of the roof line along the High Street, forming an interesting group with the two adjoining Grade II listed timber-framed buildings of 16th or 17th Century origin. This building is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area. It has a distinctive appearance as a result of it being raised in height to accommodate a second storey, and the projecting first floor windows are unusual and add interest to the street scene. This building should be included on the revised list.

Should be included
Description/name:
(3)
Address:
20-22 High Street Rayleigh Essex SS6 7EU

Description:
Two and three storey gothic style Victorian building; red tiled gable roof with a tall gable fronting the road and an attractively detailed white bargeboard; interesting stock brick detailing through the first floor brickwork including arch detailing above the windows in the gable; vertical sliding sash windows which may be original with stone lintels above; a painted ironwork railing mounted on the first floor window sill of the gable; decorative moulding above the ground floor shop fronts.
Justification
This building is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area. Although the shop fronts are not in keeping with the overall character and style of the building, the building is considered to be relatively well preserved. It has some interesting features such as the bargeboard, brickwork detailing, mouldings and the ironwork to the first floor. These features are considered to be of local architectural importance, and as such, the building should be included on the revised list.

Should not be included
Description/name:
(3)
Address:
92 High Street Rayleigh Essex SS6 7BY

Description:
19th Century two storey stock brick building; replacement PVC windows to first floor; rendered and painted façade fronting the High Street and pebble dashed to the side fronting Crown Hill; grey slate tiled roof with ridge tiles; identical shop fronts to ground floor.
Justification
This building is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area. It has been altered which detracts from its character and it is not considered to be of such local importance to merit local listing.

Should not be included
Description/name:
(2)
Address:
94 High Street Rayleigh Essex SS6 7BY

Description:
19th Century two storey stock brick building; painted façade; two sliding sash windows to the first floor; the central window has possibly been blocked up; tiled hipped roof; roof tiles have been replaced with red machine-made ones.
Justification
This building is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area. It has been altered which detracts from its character and it is not considered to be of such local importance to merit inclusion on the revised list.

Should be included
Description/name:
(2) ‘Central Chambers’
Address:
96-100a High Street Rayleigh Essex SS6 7BY

Description:
Two storey building dating back to the 1920s or 1930s; rusticated brick pilasters (columns) to the first floor; five protruding windows (with replacement PVC windows); the alternate windows have different projections; above is the cornice with modillions painted white; gable roof; two separate shops fronts to the ground floor surrounded by an assortment of large white and pink tiles and smaller black tiles to the front and passageway to the side of the building.
Justification
This building is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area. It is an imposing building which is distinctive along the High Street and provides a contrast with the adjoining building of numbers 92 and 94. Although the unsympathetic shop frontages to the ground floor somewhat detract from the character of the building, it has an attractive first floor façade, for example the arrangement of the windows. It should be included on the revised list.

Should be included
Description/name:
(2) Former Westminster Bank Building
Address:
102 High Street Rayleigh Essex SS6 7BY

Description:
Single storey red brick building constructed in the 1920s or 1930s; large vertical sliding sash windows with vertical brick detailing above; white painted cornice with modillions; decorative door surround; tiled hipped roof; single storey rear extension.
Justification
This building is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area. It is considered to be a building of local historic and architectural significance whose features complement those of the adjacent Central Chambers (96-100A High Street). It should be included on the revised list.

Should be included
Description/name:
(3) K6 Telephone Box outside the Crown Pub
Address:
High Street Rayleigh Essex

Description:
Type K6 cast iron telephone kiosk; square construction with domed roof; crown symbol embossed below the domed roof; 24 glass panels to the kiosk sides and door.
Justification
K6 telephone boxes were “introduced in 1935 to celebrate the jubilee of King George V” (English Heritage, 2007:8). This item of street furniture is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area. This is an historic item of street furniture which adds character to the local area. It should be included on the revised Local List.

Should be included
Description/name:
(2) The Salvation Army
Address:
146-148 High Street Rayleigh Essex SS6 7BU

Description:
Built around 1884 (Yearsley, 2005) although stone slabs laid into building are marked 1902; yellow brick building with grey slate gable roofs fronting the High Street; red brick detailing and white stone detailing throughout the façade. The smaller structure has a large recessed pointed arch in the gable with red brick detail; 5 windows of which 3 are pointed arch windows; rectangular protruding porch with a flat roof; small rectangular recessed windows with red brick detail to the sides and white stone at the top and bottom. The larger structure has 3 recessed pointed arch windows in the gable with red brick detailing around the points; semi circular detailing in red with red infill between the top sections of windows; replacement PVC windows; protruding porch with gable roof; semi arched door way with recessed door; two long rectangular windows either side of the porch with white stone lintels above; two small pointed arch windows either side with red brick detail around the point.
Justification
These are distinctive buildings in the street scene and have group value. They are considered to be of local architectural importance, and are considered to merit local listing.

Should be included
Description/name:
(2) Former post office telephone exchange building, now the post sorting office
Address:
High Street Rayleigh Essex SS6 7BT

Description:
Built “in the early 1930s” (Yearsley, 2005:110); three storey building with a tile-hung gambrel roof; vertical sliding sash windows; two chimney stacks; red brick façade to the ground floor with alternating brick lines; red vertical stone detailing above the 3 rectangular windows; yellow brick façade to the first floor with red brick detailing around and above 5 rectangular windows with white key stones; red tiled roof with 5 protruding arched dormer windows; vertical sliding sash windows.
Justification
This building is of local historic and architectural significance. It is a distinctive building along the High Street and should be included on the local list.

Hockley Road

Should be included
Description/name:
(2)
Address:
20-22 Hockley Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 8EB

Description:
Two storey late Victorian semi-detached dwellings; painted brickwork; ground floor bay windows with distinctive stone/brick detailing above (crenels); grey slate hipped roof with ridge tiles; replacement PVC windows to number 22; vertical sliding sash windows; vertical brick detail above windows.
Justification
This uniform pair of semi-detached dwellings are situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area. They have group value and are distinctive in the street scene. They are considered to merit inclusion on the Local List.

Should not be included
Description/name:
(2)
Address:
46 and 48 Hockley Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 8EB

Description:
Two storey building with hipped slate roof; red brick with yellow cornerstones (quoins); central red brick chimney stack with yellow quoins; arched doorway with stone detail and keystones above; replacement plastic windows.
Justification
This uniform pair of semi-detached dwellings are situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area but they are not considered to be of such local architectural or historic importance to merit local listing.

Should not be included
Description/name:
(2) Brooklands
Address:
Hockley Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 8BE

Description:
Two storey yellow brick building; grey slate gable roof; numerous small dormers with pitched roofs; predominantly vertical sliding sash windows; some plastic windows to the ground floor; vertical red brick detail above some of the windows; two bay windows to the ground floor on one side; four white columns supporting the front entrance porch.
Justification
This building is situated in the Rayleigh Conservation Area. It is a locally distinctive building, however, it is not considered to be of such local architectural or historic importance to merit inclusion on the revised list.

Love Lane

Should be included
Description/name:
(2) Rayleigh County Junior and Infant School
Address:
Love Lane Rayleigh Essex SS6 7DD

Description:
Built between late 19th and early 20th Century; cross gable roofs; prominent dormers on the side; large windows, plain bargeboards below the gables; grey slate roof with decorative red ridge tiles.
Justification
This is a typical style of school building from this period. It is not considered to be a unique style to this part of Essex although it still contributes to the character of the area. It should be included on the revised list.

Station Road

Should not be included
Description/name:
(5) Rayleigh Railway Station and Platform
Address:
Station Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 7HJ

Description:
Dates back to the 1880s; the line was opened in 1889 (Yearsley, 2005); one and two storey station building; tiled gable roof with ridge tiles; red brickwork to the ground floor; gable protruding from the single storey roof with exposed timbers; plain bargeboards; rendered façade with red cornerstones (quoins) exposed to the first floor; decorative tile detail in the first floor gable; some vertical sliding sash windows retained; low canopy on the station platform; painted iron columns.
Justification
The station building and platform canopy are not considered to be of such local historical importance to merit inclusion on the revised list.

Should not be included
Description/name:
(3) Footbridge at Rayleigh Railway Station
Address:
Station Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 7HJ

Description:
Built in early 20th Century; iron footbridge connecting two platforms; painted blue and yellow with high level safety screen.
Justification
This structure has been altered and is not considered to be of such local importance to merit inclusion on the revised list.

Should be included
Description/name:
(3) Fingerpost
Address:
Junction of Station Road, London Road and London Hill Rayleigh Essex

Description:
Traditional signpost with three fingers; iron; painted black and white; lantern on top; locally distinctive.
Justification
This is an old type of post which is of local interest. It adds to the character of the street scene and is worth retaining. There may be many local and regional variations in the design of fingerposts, which contribute to local distinctiveness (English Heritage/Department for Transport, 2005). Such items of street furniture are encouraged to be retained and repaired, where appropriate (English Heritage/Department for Transport, 2005). This fingerpost should be included on the revised list.

(2) Rayleigh: Do you agree with the recommendations for inclusion in the Local List?

(16) Rayleigh: Are there any other buildings or items of street furniture which should be considered? Why?

Rayleigh: Are there any other significant or important characteristics you think should be included?

Rayleigh: Do you agree with the justifications for inclusion/exclusion from the Local List?

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