The building
This Grade II listed house in Belchamp Walter is a cream-rendered village house set behind a low red-brick wall topped with ornate white-painted iron railings, finished at one end with a brick and flint pier. The wall and railings make an important contribution to the street. Part of the wall needed rebuilding, and because it's attached to a listed building, the work needed listed building consent.
Our heritage approach
We prepared the drawings, the design and access statement and the listed building consent application. Our drawings recorded the wall as existing and showed exactly how it would be rebuilt:
- Coping. The top three brick courses are taken down and replaced with a traditional soldier course of cut bricks laid in lime mortar.
- Railings. The original railings are refixed centrally above the new coping, and lowered against the gate post so they line up properly.
- Character. The wall's line, height and materials stay the same, so its historic character is kept.
The outcome
Braintree District Council granted listed building consent. The wall can now be rebuilt in a way that respects the listed house and its setting.
