Building regulations were already operative in early medieval times. One history describes the first of them as dating from 1189 !
(http://www.buildinghistory.org/regulations.shtml)
For a long time they were mostly used in cities. But during the mid-19th century, legislation made them more widespread. In particular, Boards of Health were established in 1848, with some powers to supervise building. As time went on, their functions were added to.
The first 275 surviving Witham plans were stuck into a large book, now kept in the Essex Record Office (ERO D/UWi/Pb1). The first of them dates from 1855 and shows the three Blackett’s Cottages, at 65-69 Braintree Road, a rather quaint group which still stands. Russell Blackett was a “brick dealer, timber, coal and manure merchant”.
Above. Blackett’s cottages, 69-73 Braintree Road, built in 1855. The first Witham buildings to be granted consent under the new regulations introduced in that year (Photo taken by me in 2023)
Russell Blackett wrote some interesting comments on his plans:
“The drains will be constructed with earthen pipes leading to a covered cesspool. The privies will be constructed upon the old Shoot and Cesspool principle, but the drains, I hereby undertake to convey by proper means, to a Common Sewer, should one at any time be laid sufficiently near by the Local Booard of Health, and when the Board shall carry out Water works in the neighbourhood of the houses, to convert the privies into Water Closets”.
A privy was a small toilet not connected to water or main drainage. Methods for disposal of the waste varied. Many privies were outdoors, but Mr Blackett’s were indoors. Two were in an enclosure in the corner of the kitchen, and the third in a lobby off the kitchen. This was still fourteen years before Witham’s water and drainage system was completed, so it must have been difficult for the Board members to ensure that new buildings were safe.
The last plan in the book is from the First World War, when hundreds of soldiers were billetted in Witham for training. It was dated 1914, and showed W H Smith’s “bookstall and teahouse”. which looked like a big rectangular box. It was at the Rifle Ranges, near the end of Powershall End. Unfortunately we are not told its exact location.
The Witham Board of Health continued to deal with all the applications until 1894 when the work was taken over by their successors, the Witham Urban District Council.
After 1914, the plans survive individually, with their numbers continuing from the ones in the old book, and with the reference ERO Acc A7280 (5B51D/3) My notes are continuous up to plan 323 in 1921 but after that, they are selective.
The plans are all at the Essex Record Office. I was not able to photograph any, but it may well be permitted to do so now. Usually the only other information about them is the occasional comment in the Board or Council minutes, also in the ERO.
There are three different types of plan. The ones which are literally plans, drawn horizontally of the floors and grounds. There are elevations, giving vertical views of the outside of the building. And there are sections, giving vertical views through the building. Some applications have all three types, others only one.
In the notes and tables below, I have tried to gather together the information which tends to be scattered about the plans. And also to add the present location and/or address of the property in question, from my own deductions. I hope this information will be as useful to others as it has been to me.
Street numbers were not introduced in Witham until the 1920s, and the occupants of the houses often took some time after that before they troubled to use them. So to identify the buildings in the plans can sometimes be difficult. But I did manage most of them. I have used today’s street numbers to describe the buildings, even if they didn’t yet have numbers at the time I was writing about.
See also the following for some notes on Council minutes relating to building plans:
https://www.janetgyford.com/uncategorised/witham-udc-council-minutes-1896-1903-extracts-relating-some-building-plans/
The List
From the beginning of the table up to number 323, all the plans are included
| No. | Description
[my additions are in square brackets] |
Address given | People:
O=owner, A= architect, B=builder |
Year of con-sent | Probable address today |
| 1 | Three cottages near Cocks Farm (tce) | Chipping Hill | R Blackett (O) | 1855 | 65-69 Braintree Road |
| 2 | Alterations to house
[large side extension; altered a bit since] |
Chipping Hill | G Coote (O) | 1856 | 10 Chipping Hill |
| 3 | Residence | Mill House, Chipping Hill (actually Powershall End) | S Chopping (O) | 1857 | 1 Powershall End |
| 4 | Alterations to Chapel | Baptist Chapel, Maldon Road | Trustees of Baptist Church (O) | 1857 | Chapel House, Maldon Road |
| 5 | Addition to cottages | Chase near Maldon Road | Thomas Tomkin, MD (O) | 1857 | 3-5 Maldon Road ? |
| 6 | Four cottages (2 s-d) | Near Mill Field | Miss Ann Crump (O) | 1858 | 2-8 Guithavon Valley |
| 7 | Additions to house | Spa Place, Chipping Hill | George Edwards (O) | 1858 | Spa Place, 58 Powershall End |
| 7 A | Drains | Guithavon Street and Mill Lane | — | 1855 | Guithavon Street and Mill Lane |
| 8 | Four cottages (tce) | Chipping Hill (‘Scrivener Terrace, Chalks Lane’ added later instead) | John Chalk, Chipping Hill (O) | 1858 | 57-63 Braintree Road |
| 9 | Cottage | Powers Hall End, Chipping Hill | Mr Bretnall (O) | 1858 | 7? Powershall End |
| 10 | Eight houses (tce?) | Guithavon Street, opposite the Church | Mrs Elizabeth Hart (O) | 1860 | 21-35 Guithavon Street |
| 11 | Alms Houses | Church Street, Chipping Hill | — | 1860 | 50-52 Church Street |
| 11 A | Three cottages (tce) | Church Street, Chipping Hill | William Hutley (O) | 1860 | 33-37 Church Street |
| 12 | House | Guithavon Street | George and John Beard (O) | 1860 | Crown, Guithavon Street |
| 13 | Alteration of Almshouse fence | Church Street, Chipping Hill | — | 1860 | 50-52 Church Street |
| 14 | Alterations | House occupied by Mr Tiffen, Newland Street | H L White (O) | 1860 | ? Newland Street |
| 15 | Slaughterhouse
[added later] |
Guithavon Street | H Barwell (O) [added later] | 1861 | Guithavon Street |
| 16 | Two cottages (s-d) | Mill Lane, between Crown beer house and cottages belonging to Mr Hanna | G & J Beard (G Beard junior, Coggeshall) (O? and B) | 1861 | ?? Mill Lane |
| 17 | Two houses
[50 now much extended] |
Maldon Road | Mr Partridge (O) | 1861 | 50-52 Maldon Road |
| 18 | House | Guithavon Valley House, near Witham Mill | J Quinney (O) | 1861 | Valley House (formerly Row Cottage), Mill Lane |
| 18 A | Cottage | Witham Wharf | James Beadel (O) | 1862 | ? |
| 19 | Villa | Maldon Road (‘Freelands’ added later) | Mr Page, Southminster (added later) [Page C esq, Old moor, Sminster, in 1862 direc] (O?); Fred Chancellor, 10 Pinners Hall, Old Broad Street, Chelmsford (A); J Coote (B) (also a loose letter which was filed at 81 when I looked, from Fred Chancellor) | 1862 | Freeland House, 20 Maldon Road |
| 20 | Mason’s house (two houses) | Easton Road (added later) | Mr Beadel (O) | 1862 | 1-2 Easton Road |
| 21 | Revised Plan of boundary walls for new villa | Maldon Road | Mr Page (O) | 1862 | Freeland House, 20 Maldon Road |
| 22 | House
[alteration to 18?] |
Corner Mill Field and Mill Road (‘Guithavon Valley’ added later) | Mr Davey (O) | 1863 | Valley House (formerly Row Cottage), Mill Lane |
| 23 | Chapel
[nice elevation] |
Guithavon Street | Wesleyan Connexion (O); Charles Pertwee, Chelmsford (A) | 1863 | Methodist Hall, Guithavon Street |
| 24 | House | Near Captain Luard’s (‘Greentree Café, Hatfield Road’ added later) | Mr Joslin (O) | 1863 | Jack and Jenny, Hatfield Road? |
| 25 | House | For Lawn | Mr Wright (O) | 1865 | Lawn Cottage, 94 Newland Street |
| 26 | House for Mistresses
[Since demolished] |
National School, Guithavon Street | National School (O) | 1865 | National Schools, Guithavon Street |
| 27 | Six almshouses (tce)
[known as Paradise Row, since demolished]
|
Guithavon Street | — | 1867 | Site of Methodist chapel, Guithavon Street |
| 27 A | Dwelling | Guithavon Street | Mrs Hart (O) | 1868 | 37 Guithavon Street? |
| 28 | Two cottages (s-d) | Blue Mills | Messrs B & R W Dixon (O) | 1869? | Blue Mills Hill? |
| 29 | Two cottages (s-d) | Eagle Yard | Messrs J. Savill, Witham (O) | 1869 | Eagle Yard, Maldon Road |
| 30 | Five cottages (tce) | Faragon Terrace, Bridge Street | Mrs Thomasin (O) | 1869 or 1870? | Faragon Terrace, 59-67 Bridge Street |
| 30 A | Alterations
[since demolished] |
Fellmongers, Mill Lane | Messrs W & T Johns (O); Charles Pertwee (A) | 1869 | Former tannery, Mill Lane |
| 31 | Two cottages (s-d) | Chalks Road (added later) | |||
| 32 | Four cottages (tce) | Chalks Road (added later) | |||
| No plans 1871-82, except see 40-44 | |||||
| 33 | Villas (tce) | Medina Villas, Newland Street | |||
| 34 | Four cottages (tce) | Temples Estate, lots 24 and 25 (‘Braintree Road’ added later) | |||
| 35 | Missing or number not used | ||||
| 36 | Five cottages (tce)
[since demolished] |
Freebornes farm (‘Chess Lane’ added later) | |||
| 37 | Two cottages )(s-d)
[Prob. 2 pairs blt. 27-29 have 1883 on. [NB no plans found for 31-33 which are different, with doors in front; they have 1887 on)] |
27 and 29 Braintree Road (added later) | |||
| 38 | Two houses (s-d) | 10 and 12 Albert Road (added later; should be 10-11) | |||
| 38 A | House | — | |||
| 39 | Shop and residence | Chipping Hill (’10 Chipping Hill’ added later; should be 10 Braintree Road) | |||
| 40 | Two labourers cottages (s-d) | — | |||
| 41 | House
[nice elevation] |
Avenue Road (added later, should be Chipping Hill) | |||
| 42 | Four cottages (2 s-d)
[passage in middle, blt over at 1st floor] |
Braintree Road (added later) | |||
| 43 | Workshops and boiler house | Chipping Hill (added later) | Joseph Smith (O and B) | 1880s? | Chipping Hill Industrial estate, behind 1a Braintree Road |
| 44 | Two cottages (s-d) | Braintree Road | — (Consent signed E Chalk for Mr Jones?) | 1880s? | 6-8 Braintree Road, Harwin Cottages |
| 44 A | Two villas
[don’t think I saw this] |
1 and 2 Avenue Road [?] (probably renumbered since) | F Speakman (O); C Pertwee (A) | 1884 | 62-64 Avenue Road |
| 45 | Pair of cottages (s-d)
[probably not built. Not 1897 O.S. and different style now] |
Chipping Hill (‘5 and 7 Braintree Road’ added later) | Joseph Smith (O? & B); C Pertwee, Chelmsford (A) | 1886 | 5-7 Braintree Road |
| 46 | Warehouse, shops and cottages (latter s-d)
[nice elevations] |
Collingwood Road (‘Lockram Villas’ added later) | E C Smith (O); C Pertwee, Chelmsford (A) | 1887 | 1-9 Collingwood Road, and Lockram Villas, 7-9 Collingwood Road |
| 47 | Four cottages (tce) | Albert Road, Chipping Hill | Harriet E & Edgar Chalk (O); C Pertwee, Chelmsford (A) | 1887? | 5-8 Albert Road |
| 48 | Seven cottages (tce) | Chipping Hill (‘Temple Terrace, Braintree Road’ added later) | Joseph Smith (O? & B); Charles Pertwee (A) | 1887 | 35-47 Braintree Road, Temple Terrace |
| 49 | House
[since demolished] |
Chipping Hill (‘8 Chipping Hill’ added later) | Joseph Smith (O? & B); F E L Harris, Chelmsford (A) | 1889 | Temples, 8 Chipping Hill? |
| 50 | Seed warehouse.
[Nice drawings. Since burnt down] |
Grove Road (later Avenue Road) | George Taber (O); J C Smith (A) | 1894? (this date poss added to plan later) | Cooper Taber warehouse, Avenue Road, now site of c.28-32 Avenue Road |
| 51 | Four houses (tce) | Bridge Street (‘3, 5, 7 and 9 Bridge Street’ added later) | E C Sayer (O); Leonard J Veit, 171 Cemetery Road, Ipswich (A) | 1891 | 3-9 Bridge Street |
| 52 | Grooms cottage | House in Newland Street behind Roslyn House (added later) | Miss Mitchell (O); James Gamble (B); R Mawhood, Chelmsford (A) | 1891? | 14 Newland Street |
| 53 | House | Chipping Hill (‘3 Avenue Road’ added later; probably renumbered since) | Joseph Smith (O? & B); F E L Harris, 85 High Street, Chelmsford (A) | 1891 | 58 Avenue Road |
| 54 | House | Avenue Terrace | Francis Speakman (O); J Clark?, Coggeshall (A) | 1892 | Holly Villa, 60 Avenue Road |
| 55 | House | Powershall End | Miss Tuff (O) | 1892 or 1893? | 119 Powershall End |
| 56 | Two houses (s-d) | Chipping Hill (‘Avenue Road’ added later) | Joseph Smith (O? & B); Charles Pertwee, Chelmsford (A) | 1892 or 1893? | 54-56 Avenue Road |
| 57 | Cottage | Chipping Hill (‘Braintree Road’ added later) | W G Richards (O & B); R Mawhood, Chelmsford (A) | 1893 | 4 Braintree Road |
| 58 | Public Hall
[drawings nice but faint] |
Collingwood Road | Edward J Dampier, Colchester, Diocesan Surveyor for St Albans (A) | 1894? | Public Hall, Collingwood Road |
| 58 A | Alteration to drainage | 26th Liverpool Regiment and 58th Field Bakery A.S.C., Public Hall | DORE, Chelmsford | 1918 (loose, out of order) | Public Hall, Collingwood Road |
| 59 | Two cottages (s-d) | 3 and 4 Easton Road (added later) | Richard Mawhood, Chelmsford (A) | 1894 | 3-4 Easton Road |
| 60 | House | 12 Albert Road (added later) | W H Bygrave (O); F H Baller, Architect and Surveyor, Colchester and Clacton (A) | 1894 | 12? Albert Road |
| 61 | Two cottages (s-d) | Chipping Hill (‘Bygrove Cottages, Braintree Road’ and ‘Grosvenor Villas’ added in two different hands) | W G Richards (O? & B); R Mawhood, 2 Market Road, Chelmsford (A) | 1894 | 15-17 Braintree Road, Grosvenor Villas |
| 62 | Three houses (tce)
[six were built] |
Station Road (‘Easton Road’ added later) | Joseph Smith (O? & B); R Mawhood, Architect, 2 Market Road, Chelmsford (A) | 1894 | 5-10 Easton Road |
| 63 | Four pairs of villas (4 s-d)
[probably not built] |
Grove Road (later Avenue Road) | Joseph Smith (O? & B); R Mawhood, architect, Chelmsford (A) | 1894 | ? Avenue Road |
| 64 | Two houses (s-d) | Chipping Hill (‘Albert Road’ added later) | Robert Moore (O) | 1894 or 1895 ? | 13-14 Albert Road |
| 65 | Four cottages (ter) | Church Street | Mr Wadley (O) | 1895 | 25-31 Church Street |
| 66 | Villa
[changed by plan 69] |
Grove Road (later Avenue Road) | Joseph Smith (O? & B) | 1895 | 38 Avenue Road |
| 67 | Sewer for draining houses | Station Road [actually Easton Road] | Joseph Smith (O) | 1895 | ? Easton Road (Avenue Road on plan too) |
| 68 | Two cottages (s-d).
[since demolished] |
Maltings Cottages near Goods Station off Avenue Road (added later) | Messrs Gray (O); Fred Chance-llor, c/o Finsbury Circus, EC (A) | 1896 | East side of Station Road, on way to Maltings |
| 69 | Alterations to rooms of house (original plan passed 1895)
[previous plan 66] |
Grove Road (later Avenue Road) | Joseph Smith (O? and B); Albert M Clarke (A?) | 1896? | 38 Avenue Road |
| 70 | House | 18 Avenue Road (added later; probably renumbered since) | William Stevens, Witham (O); Ernest Geldart (A) | 1896 | Thirroul, c.24 Avenue Road |
| 71 | Additions and alterations | The George Inn, Collingwood Road | T D Ridley & Sons (O); F E L Harris, 75 High Street, Chelmsford (A) | 1896 | The George, 36 Newland Street |
| 72 | Two cottages (s-d) | r Road | C Lewis (O? and B) | 1896? | ? Maldon Road |
| 72 A | Two cottages (s-d) | Providence Cottages, Maldon Road (added later) [no name of Providence cotts] | G Robjent (O); R Mawhood, Chelmsford (A) | 1896 | 78-80 Maldon Road |
| 72 B | Two cottages (s-d)
[Poss not built. Not on 1897 OS, & different style now] |
Chipping Hill (Braintree Road on plan) | Joseph Smith (O? and B); Albert M Clarke, surveyor, Witham (A?) | 1896? | 9-11 Braintree Road |
| 73 | Two cottages (s-d) | Drill Yard, Mill Lane | Dr W G Gimson (O); Albert M Clarke (A) | 1897 | ? Mill Lane |
| 74 | Building land
[Printed sale catalogue] |
Maldon Road | Abrey & Gardner (O?) | 1896 | ? Maldon Road |
| 75 | Two villas (s-d) | Maldon Road | F C Payne (O) | 1896? | 33-35 Maldon Road |
| 76 | Two cottages (s-d) | Chipping Hill | Mrs J Alliston (O); Walter W Rust (B) | 1897 | 47-49 Chipping Hill |
| 77 | Four villas (2 s-d)
[Only one pair there; new bung’s to south] |
Maldon Road | A R Motion (O); H W Richards (B) | 1897 | 62-64 Maldon Road |
| 78 | Telephone wire | Witham | E M Blyth (O); Albert M Clarke, Witham (A) | 1897 | Old Mill House, Guithavon Valley, to 31 Newland Street |
| 79 | Villa | Station Road (later Easton Road) [but actually Albert Road] | Mrs Robert Moore (O); Albert M Clarke (A) | 1897 | 15 Albert Road |
| 79 A | Alterations (new porch?) | The Grove | P E Laurence, JP (O) | 1897? | The Grove, Newland Street |
| 80 | Six houses | Chipping Hill | J Smith & Son (O and B); Albert M Clarke, Witham (A) CANCELLED | 1897 | 3-29 Chipping Hill (not built) |
| 81 | ‘Small cottage residence’ | Brookcote, Chipping Hill | J Smith & Sons (O? and B); George Sherrin, 33 Finsbury Circus, E C (A) | 1897 | Brookcote, 29 Chipping Hill |
| 82 | Wash houses | Maldon Road | Mr?. Hicks (O); James Gamble (B) | 1897 | ? Maldon Road (poss pt of Trafalgar Sq?) |
| 83 | Residence.
[Since demolished] |
Station Road [actually Easton Road] | E West (O and B); F Whitmore, Chelmsford (A) | 1897 | Easton Road, far end, east of terrace |
| 84 | Two cottages (s-d) | Maldon Road | John Camping (O); Albert M Clarke (A) | 1897? | 82-84 Maldon Road |
| 85 | Infirmary (for 24 beds)
[since demolished] |
South Metropolitan Schools (later Bridge) | South Metropolitan Schools (O); F Whitmore, Chelmsford (A) | 1897? | Hospital wing, Bridge, Hatfield Road |
| 86 | Corn market.
[Since demolished] |
Chipping Hill | A E Clear of Maldon (O); P M Beaumont, Maldon (A) | 1897? | Collingwood Road, by railway bridge |
| 87 | Alterations (new retort house?)
[since demolished] |
Gas Works | Witham Gas & Coke Co. Ltd (O) | 1897? | Gas Works, 134 Newland Street, and Mill Lane |
| 88 | Fences [Plan shows ‘bathing place’] | Witham Sewage Farm | Albert Millar Clarke?, surveyor (A) | 1897 | Sewage works |
| 88 A | Attic rooms | Chipping Hill | Mrs I Alliston (O); Walter W Rust (B and A) | 1897? | 47-49 Chipping Hill |
| 89 | Two coal sheds | 2 and 3 Albert Road | W Tyler (B?) | 1897? | 2-3 Albert Road ? |
| 90 | Stable | Brookcote (added later), Chipping Hill (on plan) | J Smith & Son (O? and B); George Sherrin, 33 Finsbury Circus, EC (A) | 1897 | Brookcote, 29 Chipping Hill |
| 91 | Two villas (s-d) | Grove Road (later Avenue Road) | Charles Lewis, sanitary engineer, general contractor, High Street, Witham (O?, B and A?) | 1897 | 42-44 Avenue Road |
| 92 | Four cottages (ter) | Chalks Road | John Wadley (O); W G Richards, Chipping Hill, Witham (B); H W Richards (A?) | 1897 | Diamond Terrace, 11-14 Chalks Road |
| 93 | Six cottages (ter) | Station Road [actually Easton Road] | J Smith & Son (O? and B) | 1897 | 11-16 Easton Road |
| 94 | Workshop | Collingwood Road | Smith & Lock (O and B); W P Perkins (A?) | 1897 | 2 Collingwood Road, now site of Ben Sainty Court |
| 95 | House | Avenue Road | Charles Lewis (O? and B); W P Perkins (A) | 1898 | 40 Avenue Road |
| 96 | Storeroom | Chipping Hill | J Smith & Son (O? and B); W P Perkins (A?) | 1898 | Chipping Hill Industrial estate, behind 1a Braintree Road |
| 97 | Three water closets (tce) | Church Street, Chipping Hill | Mrs W Rust (O); W W Rust (B and A) | 1898? | 10 or 12 Church Street ? |
| 98 | Alteration of Boundary Fence | Avenue Road | W P Perkins (A?) | 1898 | Thirroul, c.24 Avenue Road? |
| 98 A | Workshop
[Either not built or demolished] |
Station Road (actually Avenue Road) | Messrs J Smith & Son (O? and B); W P Perkins (A?) | 1898? | 48 Avenue Road, back of |
| 99 | Lodge | Avenue Road | Percy E. Laurence (O); Charles Lewis (B); George Sherrin, 33 Finsbury Circus, EC (A) | 1898 | Avenue Lodge, Collingwood Road |
| 100 | Additions | Blunts Hall | Rt Hon Lord Rayleigh (O); James Gamble (B) | 1898? | Blunts Hall |
| 101 | Alterations & Additions | Matayns (later Blue Mills) | G W Grabham, MD (O); Charles E Butcher, 3 Queen Street, Colchester (A) | 1898 | Blue Mills |
| 102 | Five houses (terrace) | Powers Hall End | Walter Butler, Guithavon Street (O); W P Perkins (A?) | 1898 or 1899? | 37-45 Powershall End |
| 103 | Alterations | Mill | E M Blyth (O); W P Perkins (A?) | 1899 | Old Mill House, Guithavon Valley? |
| 104 | House | Stradavon, Grove Road (later Avenue Road) | H Mortimer (O); Joseph Smith & Son (B) | 1899 | 36 Avenue Road |
| 104A | Bay Window | Stradavon, Grove Road (later Avenue Road) | H Mortimer (O) | 1899 | 36 Avenue Road |
| 105 | Cart shed | Church Street | Fred Hasler (O) | 1899? | 56 Church Street ? |
| 106 | Dressing room and covered promenade | The Public Hall, Collingwood Road | Witham Public Hall Co Ltd (Wm Stephens, Hon Sec, The Homestead, Witham) (O); W P Perkins (A?) | 1899 | Public Hall, Collingwood Road |
| 107 | House
[I thought this was missing when I looked. Also see 118] |
Avenue Road | A B Lake (O); J Smith & Son (B) | 1899? | 46 Avenue Road |
| 108 | Cloakroom | The Public Hall, Collingwood Road | The Public Hall Co (O); Charles Lewis (B), George Sherrin, 33 Finsbury Circus (A) | 1899 | Public Hall, Collingwood Road |
| 109 | House | Avenue Road | Joseph Smith (O? and B) | 1899 | 34 Avenue Road |
| 110 | House [since demolished] | Earlsmead?, Chipping Hill Road | Joseph Smith & Son (O? and B); George Sherrin, 33 Finsbury Circus, EC (A) | 1899 | Earlsmead?, Chipping Hill |
| 111 | House | Braintree Road, Chipping Hill | J Chapman of Braintree Road (O) | 1899 | 13 Braintree Road |
| 111A | Barley Store and Kiln
[Nice elevations of old maltings. Since redeveloped] |
The Maltings, near Railway Station | Messrs Harrison Gray (O); Fred Chancellor (A) | 1900 | Maltings, Station Road |
| 112 | Two houses (s-d)
[see also 125] |
Avenue Road | G Twissell (O?); Joseph Smith (B) | 1900? | 50-52 Avenue Road |
| 113 | Coal, knife and boot store
[since demolished] |
Temples, Chipping Hill | Joseph Smith (O? and B) | 1900? | Temples, 8 Chipping Hill |
| 114 | WC and lavatory | Governors House, The Witham Gas Works, Mill Lane | The Witham Gas & Coke Company Ltd (Wm Bindon Blood, Chairman) (O) | 1901 | 134 Newland Street, and Mill Lane |
| 115 | Two houses (s-d) | Braintree Road | Claydon & Hellen (O); H W Richards, Chipping Hill (B) | 1901 | 28-30 Braintree Road |
| 116 | WC addition
[ I saw this as loose papers at the back of the book] |
Maldon Road | Witham Co-operative Society (O); J Gamble (B) | 1901 | ? Maldon Road |
| 117 | Warehouse, and alterations and additions | Co-operative Society, High Street | Witham Co-operative Soc (Fredk Bowyer, Secretary) (O); Goodey & Cressall, Colchester (A) | 1901 | ? Newland Street (Co-op) |
| 118 | House.
[also see 107] |
Avenue Road | A B Lake (O); Joseph Smith & Son (B) | 1901 or 1902? | 46 Avenue Road |
| 119 | Drainage plan and additions | Bridge School (also a loose specification and a plan in back of volume) | Witham? Metropolitan Asylums Board (O); W T Hatch (A) | 1901 | Bridge, Hatfield Road |
| 120 | House | Guithavon Street | Mary Morrell of Woodham (O) | 1902 | ? Guithavon Street |
| 121 | Warehouse addition to factory.
[since burnt down] |
Avenue Road | Cooper Taber & Co (O); Joseph Smith, Chipping Hill (B) | 1902 | Cooper Taber warehouse, Avenue Road, now site of c.28-32 Avenue Road |
| 122 | Outhouse | Newland Street | Dr Gimson (O); H W Richards (B and A?) | 1902 or 1903? | 125 or 127 or 129 ? Newland Street |
| 123 | Additions to house | Albert Road, Chipping Hill | Mrs R Moore (O) | 1902 or 1903? | 15 Albert Road |
| 124 | New bay
[since demolished] |
Temples, Chipping Hill | Joseph Smith and Son, Builders, Contractors and Brick Manufacturers, Steam Joinery Works, Sawing and Planing Mills, Chipping Hill (O? and B) | 1903 | Temples, 8 Chipping Hill |
| 125 | Two houses
[see also plan 112] |
Avenue Road | Joseph Smith (O? and B) | ? | 50-52 Avenue Road |
| 126 | Two cottages (s-d)
[Not built. See plan 192] |
Braintree Road | Joseph Smith, builders (O? and B) | 1903 | 1-3 Braintree Road |
| 127 | Lineman’s room | Post Office, High Street | Joseph Smith and Son (B) | 1903 | 84 Newland Street |
| 128 | House
[Superseded by 177] |
Maldon Road | W W Brown (O); Joseph W Smith (B) | 1903 | 56 Maldon Road |
| 129 | Wash house | Albert Road | Mrs R Moore (O) | 1903? | 15 Albert Road |
| 130 | Addition | Bank House | Mrs Peecock (O); Walter W Rust (B and A?) | 1901? | 61 Newland Street |
| 131 | numbers 131-139 not used; after this the plans are separate and not in a volume | ||||
| 140 | House and offices.
[since demolished] |
Collingwood Road | W B Blood (O) | 1904? | 10 Collingwood Road |
| 141 | Missing? | ||||
| 142 | New shop front
[Smith letters Xeroxed] |
High Street | Mrs Martha Olley (O); Joseph Smith & Son, builders, contractors [et al.], Witham (B) | 1904 | 95 Newland Street |
| 143 | Additional seed warehouse.
[Since burnt down] |
Avenue Road and Station Road | Cooper Taber & Co Ltd (H Simpson, director), 90 & 92 Southwark Street, London SE, and Witham (O); W P Perkins, architect and surveyor, Witham (A) | 1904 | Cooper Taber warehouse, Avenue Road, now site of c.28-32 Avenue Road |
| 144 | Three houses
[Revision asked for. See also 147] |
Bridge Street | E M Blyth, Witham (O); Richard Mawhood, Chelmsford (A) | 1904 | 4-8 Bridge Street |
| 145 | Drying floor
[Can’t see approval. Since burnt down] |
Avenue Road and Station Road | Cooper Taber & Co Ltd (H Simpson, director), 90 & 92 Southwark Street, London SE, and Witham (O); W P Perkins, architect and surveyor, Witham (A) | 1904 | Cooper Taber warehouse, Avenue Road, now site of c.28-32 Avenue Road |
| 146 | New stores on site of fire, and additions to workshops | Chipping Hill | Jos Smith & Son, Chipping Hill (O and B) | 1904 | Chipping Hill Industrial estate, behind 1a Braintree Road |
| 147 | Drainage to cow yard
[See also 144] |
Bridge Street | E M Blyth (O); R Mawhood, Chelmsford (A) NOT APPROVED | 1904 | 4-8 Bridge Street |
| 148 | House | Evegate, Avenue Road [can’t see house name on plan now, 2001 – perhaps on wrapper removed ?] | Miss Hobbs (O); Jos Smith, Temples, Witham (B) | 1904 | 48 Avenue Road |
| 149 | Two houses | Howbridge Hall Road | R F Baker, Rivenhall (O) | 1904 | 6-7 [consec] Howbridge Road |
| 150 | Workshop and showroom | Collingwood Road | J E Glover, Collingwood Road, for Glover Bros. | 1904 | 38 Newland Street and 1-3 Collingwood Road |
| 151 | Mens WC | International Stores, High Street | International Stores (O) | 1904 | 43? Newland Street |
| 152 | Shed for storing flour, and alteration to elevation of shop front.
[Letter Xeroxed] |
The Bakery, Witham High Street | W Ardley (O); Walter W Rust, builder and contractor (B and A) | 1905 | 137 Newland Street |
| 153 | Four cottages
[No approval recorded; not built] |
Off Newland Street | Percy E Laurence esquire(O); P M Beaumont, Maldon (A) | 1905 | Chess Lane |
| 154 | Bathroom | Christmas House, High Street | Mrs Archer (O); Jos Smith & Son, builders, Witham (B) | 1905 | 98 Newland Street |
| 155 | Alterations and additions | 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Grove Cottages, Newland Street | Percy E Laurence esq (O); P M Beaumont, Maldon, MSA (A) | 1905 | 1-5 Grove Cottages, Newland Street |
| 156 | Coalshed and WC | High Street | G Gage (O) | 1905 | 48 Newland Street |
| 157 | Additions | The Rowans, Avenue Road | Joseph Smith and Son (O and B) | 1905 | 34 Avenue Road |
| 158 | WC | Kings Chase, premises late Kings | J E Smith (O and B) | 1905 | 105 Newland Street |
| 159 | House | Collingwood Road | Percy E Laurence (O); P M Beaumont, Maldon (A) | 1905 | 18 Collingwood Road (Bygrove house) |
| 160 | Lavatories & Kitchen | Congregational Chapel, High Street | Trustees of Congregational Church (O); Jos Smith & Son, Chipping Hill, builders (B) | 1905 | 88 Newland Street (behind), in yard of URC |
| 161 | Extensions to two houses | Church Street | H W Richards (O and B) | 1905 | 54-56 Church Street |
| 162 | Engine House adjoining steam mill | Mill Street [i.e. Mill Lane] | Edward Mark Blyth (O) | 1905 | Mill House, Guithavon Valley |
| 163 | Storehouse | The Temples, Chipping Hill | J Smith & Son (O and B) | 1905 | 8 Chipping Hill |
| 164 | Closets | 3, 4 & 5 Grove Cottages, Newland Street | Percy E Laurence esq (O); P M Beaumont, MSA, Maldon (A) | 1905 | 3-5 Grove Cottages, Newland Street |
| 165 | Six Houses | Guithavon Road (cat says Street in error) | J Ernest Smith (O); J Ernest Smith & Son (B) | 1905 | 21-26 Guithavon Road (consec) |
| 166 | Four Cottages | Albert Road | Messrs H & C Richards (O); H W Richards (B) | 1905 | 16-19 Albert Road (consec) |
| 167 | Villa | Chipping Hill (Chalks Lane on map) | John Wadley (O) | 1905 | Dean House, 21 Chalks Road |
| 168 | Addition to House | Powers Hall End | Walter Hammond, 12 Bruce St, Bromley by Bow, London E (O) | 1906 | 88 Powershall End |
| 169 | Six Cottages | Guithavon Road (cat says Street in error) | J Ernest Smith (O); J Ernest Smith & Son (B) | 1906 | 15-20 Guithavon Road (consec) |
| 170 | Additions to Cottage
[Since demolished and new houses built] |
Powers Hall End | Alfred Partner, Witham (O) | 1906 | 76-78 Powershall End approx |
| 171 | House | Collingwood Road | Miss S K Chaplin, Witham (O) | ||
| 172 | Alterations to Almshouses | Church Street, Chipping Hill | H W Richards (B) | ||
| 173 | House and ‘fat boiling shed
[‘Not carried out’ written over plan. See 178′] |
Guithavon Road / Blunts Hall Road | J Ernest Smith (O); J E Smith and Son (B) | ||
| 174 | New Classrooms | White Hall College | Joseph Smith & Son (B) | ||
| 175 | Shed & Store | Newland Street | Richard Ortlewell of Messrs Ortlewell & Son Ltd (O) | ||
| 176 | Missing | ||||
| 177 | Three Cottages
[Plan for 56 supersedes 128] |
Maldon Road | J Smith (O and B) | ||
| 178 | Three Houses | Guithavon Road | J Ernest Smith (O and B) | ||
| 179 | Addition to House | Holly Villa, Avenue Road | F Speakman, Holly Villa (O) | ||
| 180 | Two Houses (s-d) | Collingwood Road | H W Richards (O and B) | ||
| 181 | Two Houses | Collingwood Road | J Afford Esq (O); Jos Smith & Son, builders, Witham (B) | ||
| 182 | Alterations to Boiler House and WCs | The Works, Chipping Hill | Joseph Smith & Son, builder, Chipping Hill (O and B) | ||
| 182A | Two Pairs of Cottages
[?Whether built. Look similar but newer] |
Braintree Road | Witham Co-operative Society Ltd (O) | ||
| 183 | Two Villas (s-d) | Maldon Road | J E Smith (O); J Smith & Son (B) | ||
| 184 | Additional two bedrooms | Row Cottage, Mill Lane | Leonard Bentall of Church House, Maldon (O); V C Payne of Maldon (A) | ||
| 185 | Two Cottages
[Demolished in 2001] |
Cut Throat Lane | G E R Witham (O); J E Smith & Son, Witham (B) | ||
| 186 | Office [refused] | Lockram Lane | H Page (O); H W Richards (B) | ||
| 187 | Office
[Plan poss has roads reversed] |
Collingwood Road | H Page (O); H W Richards (B) | ||
| 188 | Villa | Collingwood Road | Mr Lass (O); H W Richards for M Richards and Son (B) | ||
| 189 | Two Houses
[Not built. Site cut off by Albert Road] |
Braintree Road | S Letheren (O) | ||
| 190 | Seed Warehouse
[Nice elevations and plans] |
White Horse Lane | Thomas Cullen, Witham (O) | ||
| 191 | House | The Bungalow, Collingwood Road | Fred Hayward (O); Jos Smith & Son, Witham (B) | ||
| 192 | House
[Letter with Smith’s letter head Xeroxed] |
Braintree Road | Mrs Page (O); J Smith & Son (B) | ||
| 193 | Garden shed | High Street | Mr Gibbs (O); J Smith & Son (B) | ||
| 194 | Rebuilding of Workshop recently destroyed by fire | High Street | A R Brown, coachbuilder (occupant), J Ernest Smith, Chipping Hill (O? and B) | ||
| 195 | New trap house and rebuilding of stable
[check manor] |
Rear of High Street | Messrs Goodchild Bros (O); John T Lever, surveyor, Witham (A) | ||
| 196 | Coal Store & Cart shed | Newland street | Witham Co-operative Society Ltd (Frederick Bowyer) (O) | ||
| 197 | Wash house & Coals
[just small bit at rear] |
Braintree Road | Mrs. Page (O); J Smith & Son (B) | ||
| 198 | Alterations of house | Cambridge villa, London Road | Herbert E Fellows, Bocking (A) | ||
| 199 | Four cottages | Albert Road | Witham Co-operative Society Ltd (O) | ||
| 200 | House | Collingwood Road | W P Perkins, Collingwood Road (O and A?) | ||
| 201 | Cottage
[Poss supers. by 243 qv. 2 also looks similar but has an extra bay on right] |
Avenue Road | J Smith & Son (O and B) | 1909 | 8 Avenue Road ? |
| 202 | Four cottages | Albert Road | Messrs Richards (O), H W Richards (B) | 1909 | 20-23 Albert Road (consec) |
| 203 | Two houses (s-d) | Collingwood Road | H W Richards (O and B) | 1909 | 45-47 Collingwood Road |
| 204 | Motor garage | Newland Street | J E Smith (O); J Smith & Son (B | 1909 | |
| 205 | Extension | Railway Cottage, Highfields Road | C W Hodges (O); H W Richards (B) | 1909 | 20 Highfields Road |
| 206 | House | Solheim, Collingwood Road | Wm G Naylor, Braintree Road (O and B?) | 1909 | 37 Collingwood Road |
| 207 | Park Cottage | Maldon Road | P E Laurence (O); J T Lever (A) | 1909 | 54 Maldon Road |
| 208 | Alterations & Additions
[nice plan] |
Barclays Bank, High Street | Messrs. Barclays Bank (O); Chancellor & Son, architects, 20 Finsbury Circus EC, and Chelmsford (A) Not to be produced without permission of County Archivist | 1909 | 61 Newland Street |
| 209 | Four cottages | Albert Road | Witham Co-operative Society Ltd (O) | 1909 | 24-27 Albert Road (consec) |
| 210 | Church House | Collingwood Road | Fred Chancellor & Son, 20 Finsbury Circus, EC, and Chelmsford, Essex (A) | 1909 | Church House, Collingwood Road |
| 211 | Stable & Cart Shed | Newland Place | J Smith & Son (O and B) | 1909 | Newland Place, behind 83-89 Newland Street |
| 212 | Workshop | Newland Street | J E Smith (O); Jos Smith & Son (B) | 1909 | 97 Newland Street |
| 213 | Garage | The Grove | P E Laurence esq, J P, the Grove (O); J T Lever (A) | 1909 | The Grove, 1 Newland Street |
| 214 | House | Albert Road | Witham Co-operative Society Ltd (Frederick Bowyer, secretary) (O) | 1910 | 32 Albert Road |
| 215 | Drains [since demolished] | The Tan Yard, Mill Lane | Messrs. Rowland Stagg Ltd, Tonbridge (O) | 1910 | Tan yard, Mill Lane |
| 216 | Constitutional Club | Collingwood Road | J Holdsworth, MSIA, Council Offices, Witham (A?) | 1910? | Constitutional Club, 14 Collingwood Road |
| 217 | Garage | Blunts Hall | The Hon C Hedley Strutt (O); H W Richards (B) | 1910 | Blunts Hall, Blunts Hall Road |
| 218 | House | Collingwood Road | William Heddle Esquire (O); F. Hutton & Son, builders and contractors, Birch, Colchester (B and A) | 1910 | 48 Collingwood Road |
| 219 | New bank and house.
[nice plan] |
High Street | The Capital & Counties Bank Ltd , Witham (O); John P Briggs FRIBA Effingham House, Arundel Street, Strand (A) Not to be produced without permission of County Archivist | 1910 | 99 Newland Street |
| 220 | Alterations and additions to house
[Nice plans of house and grounds.] |
Ivy Chimneys | Lady Luard (O); Wykeham Chancellor, Chelmsford (A) | 1910 | Ivy Chimneys, Hatfield Road |
| 221 | Three cottages | Powers Hall End | J H F Foster, Great Baddow (O); Johnson & Hawkes, New Street, Chelmsford (B); D Smith Son & Oakley, Charles St, SW (surveyors) | 1910 | 66-70 Powershall End |
| 222 | Blacksmiths shop
[Plan of yard and cottages etc] |
Fleuty’s yard, Bridge Street | Beckwith & Gentry, Hatfield and Braintree (on applic), Witham (on plan) (B?) | 1910 | Corner of Bridge Street and Howbridge Road (now RAFA club) |
| 223 | Alterations and additions, new office, showroom, committee room | Witham Co-operative Society, High Street | Witham Co-operative Society Ltd (O) Goodey and Cressall, architects, Colchester (A) | 1911 | 115 Newland Street |
| 224 | Addition to house
[In 2000 this extension was replaced by a two-storey one] |
Braintree Road | Miss Perry (O); J Smith & Son (B and A) | 1911 | 44 Braintree Road |
| 225 | House | Brampton Hut, Guithavon Valley | Bernard C Afford (O); Joseph Smith & Son (B and A) | 1911 | 5 Guithavon Valley |
| 226 | WC | Woodham, Guithavon Street | Miss Morrell (O); W W Rust (B) | 1911 | Woodhams, 16 Guithavon Street |
| 227 | Additions to Collingwood House
[Nice plans with nursery etc] |
Collingwood Road | Mrs. A P Brown (O); H W Mann (A) | 1911 | 15 Collingwood Road |
| 228 | Omitted
[not seen] |
Office | 1911 | ||
| 229 | Re-erect an office in the yard | Mill Road [actually Guithavon Valley] | Edward Mark Blyth, Mill House (O) | 1911 | Old Mill House, Guithavon Valley |
| 230 | Four cottages | Guithavon Road | Joseph Smith & Son (O and B) | 1911 | 7-10 Guithavon Road (consec) |
| 231 | Addition to shop | Church Street, Chipping Hill | F Hasler (O); H W Richards (B) | 1911 | 54 A Church Street |
| 232 | Engine and storage sheds | Witham Lodge | E Pelly esq, Twyford House, Bishops Stortford (O); Morley & Foster, Buckhurst Hill (A) | 1911 | Witham Lodge, Hatfield Road |
| 233 | Lean-to shed | The Glove Factory, Albert Road (plan calls it Station Road) | National Glove Company (W Pinkham) (O) NOT APPROVED | 1911 | 13 Albert Road (second glove factory) |
| 234 | Laundry | Rear of Ivy Chimneys cottages | E Pelly Esq (O); H W Richards (B) | 1911 | Ivy Chimneys cottages, behind Ivy Chimneys, Hatfield Road |
| 235 | Alterations to sculleries and back additions to cottages | Guithavon Road | J Smith & Son (O and B) | 1911 | 7-10 Guithavon Road (consec) |
| 236 | Cart shed | Newland street | Witham Co-operative Society Ltd (O) | 1911 | 113-115 Newland Street and Kings Chase |
| 237 | Two houses (s-d) | Collingwood Road | Messrs Richards (O); H W Richards (B) | 1911 | 41-43 Collingwood Road |
| 238 | Shed and urinal at Post Office | High Street | Joseph Smith (B) | 1911 | 84 Newland Street |
| 239 | Office
[Refs to ‘Witham Market Syndicate’ and ‘Market room’] |
Market Road | Hugh Page (O); H W Richards, Witham (B) | 1911 | 71 Collingwood Road, (next to bridge) |
| 240 | Motor house | Collingwood Road | Lewis B Cooper, Verbena House, Witham (O) | 1911 | 27 Collingwood Road? |
| 241 | Additions to house
[very small] |
Woodham, Guithavon Street | Miss Morrell (O); Walter W Rust (B) | 1911 | Woodhams, 16 Guithavon Street |
| 242 | Office
[Layout of forge, paint shop etc (C and N were motor engineers)] |
Newland Street | Messrs Cullen & Nicholls, Witham (O); Joseph Smith and Son, Witham (B) | 1911 | 97 Newland Street |
| 243 | House
[2 also looks similar but has an extra bay on right] |
Avenue Road | Mrs W Gepp (O); Jos Smith & Son (B) | 1911 | 8 Avenue Road ? |
| 244 | Additional WCs. | White Hall College | Vincent Dimmer (O); Joseph Smith & Son (B) | 1911 | Whitehall, 18 Newland Street |
| 245 | Garage [commercial]
[Good elevation and shows old house on left] |
High Street | Mr J Glover (O); Henry W Mann, High Street, Witham, architect and surveyor (A) | 1911 | 155-157 Newland Street |
| 246 | Temporary office | Braintree Road | G Lake (O); J Smith & Son (B) | 1911 | 1A Braintree Road |
| 247 | Oven, bake office and stable
[Nice plan of bake house etc] |
High Street | Misses Shoobridge (O); A H Shoobridge, Braintree, Essex (A or B) | 1912 | 29 Newland Street |
| 248 | Cloakroom | White Hall College | Vincent Dimmer (O) | 1912 | Whitehall, 18 Newland Street |
| 249 | Additions to house | Chipping Hill | T Cullen (O); H W Mann (A) | 1912 | 16 Chipping Hill |
| 250 | A Glove Factory
[since demolished] |
Chipping Hill | William Pinkham (O); Joseph Smith & Son, Witham (B) | 1912 | 1 Chipping Hill |
| 251 | Conversion into two cottages
[since demolished] |
The late Bell Inn, Maldon Road | The Chelmsford Brewery Co Ltd (O); Charles & N? H Pertwee, Chelmsford (A) NOT APPROVED | 1912 | 37-39 Maldon Road |
| 252 | Four Cottages | Guithavon Road | J E Smith (O); Joseph Smith & Son (B) | 1912 | 7-10 Guithavon Road |
| 253 | House | Highfields Road | W Stevens (O) | 1912 | 116 Highfields Road |
| 254 | Two Cottages
[not built? (7-10 is a block of 4)] |
Guithavon Road | Jos Smith & Son (B) | 1912 | ?? add to 7-10 Guithavon Road |
| 255 | Four Houses
[Not built; 2 pairs there] |
Braintree Road Witham | The Witham Co-operative Society (4 plans) | 1912 | 32-38 Braintree Road |
| 256 | Alterations
[Police Station since demolished] |
Police Station, Guithavon Street | Frank Whitmore, County Architect, Chelmsford (A) | 1912 | Site of Mill Vale Lodge, Guithavon Street |
| 257 | Slaughter house & pens
[since demolished] |
Newland Street | M and/or R Sorrell (O) | 1912 | 143 Newland Street |
| 258 | WCs | Church Street, Chipping Hill | Mrs Wadley (O) | 1912 | Church Street; number un-certain |
| 259 | Earth closets
[Then 3 cottages; new house there since] |
Highfields Road, Caperners Green | Misses Shoobridge (O) | 1912 | 47 Highfields Road |
| 260 | House & Shop
[Probably not built; superseded by 262] |
Newland Street | Richard Sorrell (O) | 1913 | 141 Newland Street |
| 261 | [missing]
[also see 267] |
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| 262 | House | Newland Street | R Sorrell (O) | 1913 | 141 Newland Street |
| 263 | Conservatory & Smoking Room | Thirroul, Avenue Road | G E Dale (O); A F Lewis & Sons (B) | 1913 | PSE |
| 264 | Conversion into common lodging house.
[Since demolished] |
The late Bell Inn, Maldon Road | The Chelmsford Brewery Co Ltd (O); Charles & W H Pertwee, Chelmsford (A) | 1913 | 37-39 Maldon Road |
| 265 | Electric Theatre (Picture Palace)
[Not built. Had arc light. On plan is between Mr Poulter (at no.147 according to Albert P) and Mr Ellis (149 according to directories)] |
Newland Street | Witham and District Electric Theatre Co. (Frank Tunbridge, The Olde Friars, Temperance Hotel, Chelmsford) (O); J W Cobb, Margaretting (A) | 1913 | Between 147 Newland Street and 149 Newland Street ? |
| 266 | Cart Shed
[Can’t see approval stamp. Since burnt down] |
Avenue Road and Station Road | A Wallis for Cooper, Taber & Co Ltd, Witham (O) | 1913 | Cooper Taber warehouse, Avenue Road, now site of c.28-32 Avenue Road |
| 267 | Six Cottages on smallholdings (see also 267A-267F) | Howbridge Hall Farm | Essex County Council (O); W J Pulford (agent to ECC) (A) [267 includes some plans from 261] | 1913 | Various; see 267A – 267F |
| 267A | One of six Cottages on smallholdings; smallholding no.182 | Howbridge Hall Farm (sub-letters A to F given by Janet Gyford for this list) | Essex County Council (O); W J Pulford (agent to ECC) (A) [267 includes some plans from 261] | 1913 | Home farm, Howbridge Hall Road |
| 267B | One of six Cottages on smallholdings; smallholding no.183
[Demolished 1990s or 2000-2001] |
Howbridge Hall Farm (sub-letters A to F given by Janet Gyford for this list) | Essex County Council (O); W J Pulford (agent to ECC) (A) [267 includes some plans from 261] | 1913 | Pondholton farm (part), Maltings Lane (next to 138) |
| 267C | One of six Cottages on smallholdings; smallholding no.184 | Howbridge Hall Farm (sub-letters A to F given by Janet Gyford for this list) | Essex County Council (O); W J Pulford (agent to ECC) (A) [267 includes some plans from 261] | 1913 | Howbridge Hall farmhouse, 63 Howbridge Road |
| 267D | One of six Cottages on smallholdings; smallholding no.185 | Howbridge Hall Farm (sub-letters A to F given by Janet Gyford for this list) | Essex County Council (O); W J Pulford (agent to ECC) (A) [267 includes some plans from 261] | 1913 | 21 Hatfield Road (formerly Laburnum Cottage) |
| 267E | One of six Cottages on smallholdings; smallholding no.186
[Since demolished and replaced by Galpin House (flats] |
Howbridge Hall Farm (sub-letters A to F given by Janet Gyford for this list) | Essex County Council (O); W J Pulford (agent to ECC) (A) [267 includes some plans from 261] | 1913 | 1 Hatfield Road |
| 267F | One of six Cottages on smallholdings; smallholding no.187 | Howbridge Hall Farm (sub-letters A to F given by Janet Gyford for this list) | Essex County Council (O); W J Pulford (agent to ECC) (A) [267 includes some plans from 261] | 1913 | 92a Maldon Road (formerly Meadow View) |
| 268 | Two Houses | Blunts Hall Road | Hon C H Strutt (O); H W Richards (B) | 1913 | 30-32 Blunts Hall Road |
| 269 | Alterations & Additions
[Nice drawings. No approval stamp] |
Globe Inn, Newland Street | Messrs William Bright and Sons Ltd (O); James W Clark, Chelmsford (A) | 1913 | 132 Newland Street |
| 270 | Additions to Seed Warehouse
[Can’t see approval. Since burnt down] |
Avenue Road and Station Road | H Simpson, director, Cooper, Taber Co Ltd, 26? Southwark Street, SE (O) | 1914 | Cooper Taber warehouse, Avenue Road, now site of c.28-32 Avenue Road |
| 271 | Addition to Dean House | Chalks Road | Mrs Wadley (O); H W Richards (B) | 1914 | Dean House, 21 Chalks Road |
| 272 | Two Cottages
[Timbering now painted at 40 and covered at 42] |
Braintree Road | G Little (O); J D Dean (B) | 1914 | 40-42 Braintree Road |
| 273 | House | Collingwood Road | Albert Wallis, Holmesdale, Witham (O) | 1914 | 35 Collingwood Road |
| 274 | Engine Room
[Can’t see approval] |
The Glove Factory, Chipping Hill | W Pinkham (O); Joseph Smith & Son, Witham (B) | 1914 | Glove factory, 1 Chipping Hill |
| 275 | Bookstall & Tea House | Grounds of the Rifle Range (water from stand pipe in Powershall End) | W H Smith & Son, 128 Strand, London (O), by permission of the Army Council | 1914 | Powershall End (exact location not known) |
| 276 | Alterations and additions (new shop front, and extension to bakery) | Witham Co-op premises | Witham Co-op (O); Goodey and Cressall, Colchester (A)- | 1915 | 113 Newland Street (shop front), 115 Newland Street (bakery) |
| 277 | Motor House | Collingwood Road | Oscar Heddle esq. (owner); C Blade Wenden, Witham (builder) | 1915 | 48 Collingwood Road |
| 278 | Office | Collingwood Road | Witham Cartage and Coal Company (C C S[?] Roberts, sec) | 1915 | 2 Collingwood Road now site of Ben Sainty Court) |
| 279 | Bungalow
Called ‘The Cottage’ on 1922 O.S. Since considerably extended and heightened |
Maldon Road | Grahame Brown (O), J D Dean, Witham (B) | 1915 | Lound Lodge, Maldon Road |
| 280 | Engine and boiler house (amended by 283)
[Since demolished] |
Mill Lane | Rowland Stagg Ltd., Witham (O) | 1915 | Tannery, Mill Lane (north of 21 Mill Lane) |
| 281 | Bathroom (probably first floor). | Spread Eagle Hotel, High Street | Chelmsford Brewery Co Ltd (O); Mawhood and Son, 17 Market Road, Chelmsford (A) | 1915 | Spread Eagle Hotel, 49 Newland Street |
| 282 | [missing] | ||||
| 283 | Engine House (amended from 280)
[Since demolished] |
Mill Lane | Rowland Stagg Ltd. (per H Hodgman) (O) | 1916 | Tannery, Mill Lane (north of 21 Mill Lane) |
| 284 | Pair of cottages (s-d)
[Perhaps not built: not on 1922 O.S.] |
Olivers farm, Maldon Road | J D Dean, Witham (B), ‘with permission of Ministry of Munitions’ | 1917 | South of Olivers farm, Maldon Road |
| 285 | Engine house extension | Chipping Hill | National Glove Co., Witham (O); C Blade Wenden, Witham (B) | 1918 | Glove factory, 1 Chippjng Hill |
| 286 | Motor house | Collingwood Road | A C Mens esq (O); J D Dean, Witham (B) | 1919 | 10 Collingwood Road |
| 287 | Conservatory
[Nice drawing of fancy fretwork] |
Collingwood Road | A C Mens esq (O); C Blade Wenden, Witham (B) | 1919 | 10 Collingwood Road |
| 288 | Factory | Braintree Road | Crittall Manufacturing Company (O); Bradshaw, Gass and Hope FRIBA, Bolton (A) | 1919 (appr) | Crittall’s factory, Braintree Road |
| 289 | Three cottages (ter) | Maldon Road | A C Mens (O); J D Dean, ‘builder, contractor, decorator and undertaker, Witham’ (B) | 1919 | Olivers Cottages, Maldon Road |
| 290 | Alterations, provision of lavatories | London Joint City and Midland Bank, Witham House | London Joint City and Midland Bank (O); T B Whinney, FRIBA, 8 Old Jewry, London DC (A) | 1919 | 57 Newland Street |
| 291 | Operators and Winding Rooms (on balcony, for showing films; see photo M708) | Public Hall, Collingwood Road | Charles and W H Pertwee, Chelmsford (A) | 1919 | Public Hall, 12 Collingwood Road |
| 292 | Motor garage (probably commercial garage) | Maldon Road | Wakelin and Leeding, Freebournes, Witham (per J S Leeding) (O) | 1919 | Then north of 77 Maldon Road, later Rowley’s garage; site now part of 77-83 Maldon Road |
| 293 | Granary
[Plan includes ‘War Stores Ground’ to the south] |
Maldon Road | Witham Cartage Company (O); J D Dean, Witham (B) | 1919 | Maldon Road, east side probably south of Blackwater Lane |
| 294 | [missing] | ||||
| 295 | ‘Motor House’. Commercial showroom for ‘motor engineers’.
[Nice elevation] |
Newland Street | Messrs Wakelin and Leeding, Witham (O); Unit Construction Co Ltd, 246 High Holborn WC1 (B &/or A) | 1919 | 3 Newland Street (Freebournes) |
| 296 | [missing] | ||||
| 297 | Bungalow
[Converted army hut. Nice elevation. Since demolished] |
Maldon Road | J D Dean, Witham (O? and B) | 1920 | Site of ‘Lanner’, Maldon Road |
| 298 | Motor House (probably commercial) | White Horse Lane | Messrs Hurrell and Beardwell (O); J D Dean (B) | 1920 | White Horse Lane, north side, former builders’ yard |
| 299 | Garage and Stores | Chipping Hill | National Glove Co. (O); C Blade Wenden, Witham (B) | 1920 | Glove factory, 1 Chipping Hill |
| 300 | Offices | Braintree Road | Messrs T Cullen and Sons (O); C Blade Wenden, Witham (B) | 1920 | Part of 49 Braintree Road (single storey building on Braintree Road frontage) |
| 301 | Garage (commercial)
[Built from army hut (wood)] |
Newland Street | Glover Bros Ltd. (O) | 1920 | Rear of 155-157 Newland Street |
| 302 | Alterations
[Detailed plan of pub] |
Albert Hotel | Messrs Russell’s Gravesend Brewery (O); J D Dean, Witham (B) | 1920 | Albert public house, 2 Chipping Hill |
| 303 | Motor house | Collingwood Road | Witham Cartage Company (O); J D Dean, Witham (B) | 1920 | 2 Collingwood Road, now site of Ben Sainty Court |
| 304 | Additions to house and shop | Newland Street | William Gage (O) | 1920 | 48 Newland Street |
| 305 | Two bungalows (s-d)
[Two sets of plans, later ones substituted for earlier ones. Letter shows that was known in 1950 as Medway bungalow] |
Maldon Road | Walter Butler esq. (O); A R Dannatt, Braintree (A); J D Dean, Witham (B) | 1920 | Derwent and Conder, Maldon Road, west side, south of Maltings Lane |
| 306 | Nurses’ bungalow
[Letter says the submission is for Governement grant. Interesting plans] |
Collingwood Road | Frank Sherrin, A R Dannatt, ‘Great Square, Braintree’ (A) | 1920 | 46 Collingwood Road |
| 307 | Alterations
[Plan of bar etc.] |
White Hart Tap | Messrs Russell’s Gravesend Brewery (O); J D Dean, Witham (B) | 1921 | White Hart Hotel, Newland Street |
| 308 | Additions.
[Good plans of bars etc] |
The Swan, Newland Street | James W Clark, Coggeshall (A and S) | 1921 | Swan public house, 153 Newland Street |
| 309 | Bath room and scullery etc. | 3 Grove Terrace, Newland Street | Mr Varden (O); W Wager and Son, Maldon Road, Witham (B) | 1921 | 8 Newland Street |
| 310 | Cycle shop
[Superseded by 314] |
Bridge Street | W J Marshall (O) | 1921 | 27A Bridge Street |
| 311 | Additions
[Shows day and night nurseries] |
Iolanda House | W Cecil Bywater (O); D G Armstrong (A?) | 1921 | Barnardiston House, 35 Chipping Hill |
| 312 | Motor house and store | Newland Street | Messrs Luckin Smith (O); C E Johnson, Rayne (B and/or A?) | 1921 | 50 Newland Street |
| 313 | Carbide Store
[Date of appro not given but appro stamp signed] |
Crittall’s, Braintree Road | Crittall Manufacturing Company (O) | 1921 | Crittall’s factory, Braintree Road |
| 314 | Cycle shop (superseding 310) | Bridge Street | W J Marshall (O) | 1921 | 27A Bridge Street |
| 315 | Open cartshed | Collingwood Road | Witham Cartage and Coal Co Ltd. (by A C Mens) (O) | 1921 | 2 Collingwood Road, now site of Ben Sainty Court |
| 316 | Alterations and additions
[Good plan of bars etc.] |
Victoria, Powershall | T D Ridley and Sons Ltd, Hartford End Brewery (O); Jas W Clark, Coggeshall (A) | 1921 | Victoria public house, Powershall End |
| 317 | Alteration; new fish shop from cart shed etc.
[New fish shop is probably now Tommy Tuckers] |
Mill Lane | H Lawrence (O); J W Clark, Coggeshall (A) | 1921 | 132 Newland Street and/or 2 Mill Lane |
| 318 | Additions | Glove factory, Chipping Hill | National Glove Co., by W Pinkham (O) | 1921 | Glove factory, 1 Chipping Hill |
| 319 | Seed warehouse | Braintree Road | Messrs Thomas Cullen and Sons (O); J D Dean, Witham (B) | 1921 | Part of 49 Braintree Road (in yard, in front of entrance from Braintree Road. |
| 320 | Office | White Horse Lane | Hurrell and Beardwell (O); J D Dean (B) | 1921 | White Horse Lane, north side, former builders’ yard |
| 321 | Alterations and lavatories
[Plan of bars etc.] |
Red Lion Hotel, High Street | Russell’s Gravesend Brewery (O); J D Dean, Witham (B) | 1921 | Red Lion hotel, 7 Newland Street |
| 322 | House
[No form or details, just a block plan] |
Collingwood Road | — | 1921 | 25 Collingwood Road |
| 323 | Warehouse {?some plans xeroxed and numbered by me as 323 look like 347, Ox wrks, CHECK} | Crittall’s, Braintree Road | Crittall Manufacturing Company (O); Bradshaw, Gass and Hope FRIBA, Bolton (A) | 1921 |
From here onwards, only a selection of the plans are included
| No. | Description
[my additions are in square brackets] |
Address given | People:
O=owner, A= architect, B=builder |
Year of con-sent | Probable address today |
| 338 | Addition (WC) | Pelican Cottage, Collingwood Road | Miss C A Pattisson | 1923 | 16 Collingwood Road |
| 339 | ? | Angel Inn, Newland Street and Maldon Road | Baddow Brewery (O); C and W H Pertwee and Howard, The Institute, London Road, Chelmsford (A) | 39 Newland Street | |
| 340 | |||||
| 341 | |||||
| 342 | House | Grove estate | Messrs Wager and Son (O); C. and W H Pertwee and Howard, ‘Chelmsford’ (A) | 1923 | |
| 347 | Oxygen Works
[See 323 for plans also] |
Braintree Road | British Oxygen Co and Crittall Manufacturing Company (O); Bishop and Etherington-Smith, 30 Duke Street, St James (A) | 1924 (appr) | |
| 351 | Three staff cottages | Bridge Home | Royal Eastern Counties Institution (O); F Douglas Turner, ‘MB, Essex Hall, Colchester’ (A) | 1924 | 1-3 Spinks Lane |
| 354 | Six cottages | — | Crittall Manufacturing Co. (O); C H B Quennell, 43 Bedford Row, WC1 (A) | 1924 (appr) | Manor Road |
| 368 | Alterations | 34 Newland Street | W E Bull (O) | 1925 | |
| 369 | Conversion to lead glazing factory | The Old Maltings, Maltings Lane | Crittall Manufacturing Co (O); C H B Quennell, 43 Bedford Row, WC1 (A) | 1925 (appr) | |
| 370 | Pair of cottages | Rickstones Road | Crittall Manufacturing Co (O); C H B Quennell, 43 Bedford Row, WC1 (A) | 1926 | 4-6 Rickstones Road? |
| 371 | |||||
| 372 | |||||
| 373 | 373-500 no plans; numbers not used? | No plans (numbers not used?) | |||
| 501 | Parlour type houses | Rivenhall Road | Crittall Manufacturing Co. (O); C H B Quennell, 43 Bedford Row, WC1 (A) | 1926 | 4-6 Rickstones Road? |
| 528 | Conversion into shops and flats | Angel inn, Newland Street | W Wager and Son, ‘builders and decorators, Maldon Road, plumbers, sanitary engineers and hot water fitters, pump work, well boring and sinking a speciality’ (O) (B); W H Pertwee and Howard, ‘FLRIBA, Architects and Surveyors’ (A) | 1927 | 39 Newland Street |
| 556 | Convert army cookhouse into two cottages | Maltings | Baird | 1927 | |
| 568 | House | White Horse Lane | F H Fuller (O) | 1927 | Stefre, White Horse Lane |
| 580 | Social club
[Single storey, huts from Braintree] |
Braintree Road | Crittall Manufacturing Co, Building Department, Silver End (O) | 1928 | |
| 581 | Cinema and concert hall
[Not built] |
The Avenue, corner of Newland Street, east side | Francis Bertram | 1928 | |
| 582 | Conversion to cinema | Whitehall, Newland Street | W M Gaze | 1928 | |
| 626A | New window store | Braintree Road | Crittall Manufacturing Co, Building Department, Silver End (O) | 1930 | |
| 671 | New Peculiar Chapel and school | Guithavon Valley | Peculiar Chapel Trustees (O); W J Redhead, ‘Nanteos’, The Avenue, Witham (A) | 1932 | |
| 678 | House
[Not built; replaced by 688] |
Powershall End | H H Gepp (O); A Douglas Robinson FRIBA, 104 Queen Victoria Street, EC4, and 15 East Hill, Colchester (A) CANCELLED | 1932 | Well House, 38 Powershall End |
| 684 | Gospel Hall | Rickstones Road | Mrs [or Miss] Blyth | 1932 | |
| 688 | House | Powershall End | H H Gepp (O); A Douglas Robinson FRIBA, 104 Queen Victoria Street, EC4, and 15 East Hill, Colchester (A) | 1932 | |
| 725 | Additions to power house | Glove factory | |||
| 727 | Addition, schoolroom on back | Methodist church, Guithavon Street | W J Redhead, ‘Nanteos, The Avenue, Witham’ (A or B?) | 1933 | |
| 728 | Shop with living accommodation over | Newland Street | H G Cook esquire (O); W J Redhead, ‘Nanteos, The Avenue, Witham’ (A or B?) | 1933 | 5 and 5A Newland Street? |
| 745 | Lock-up shop | 35 Newland Street | F W Woolworth (O) | 1934 (appr) | |
| 756 | Alterations to house and shop | Newland Street | H G Cook | ||
| 764 | Alterations | 46-48 Church Street | F Hasler (O); Richards (B) | 1934 | |
| 777 | Extension | Glove factory | Messrs Pinkham and Son Ltd | ||
| 780 | Extension (east end) | Pantiles, Powershall End | H H Gepp (O); A Douglas Robinson FRIBA, 104 Queen Victoria Street, EC4, and 15 East Hill, Colchester (A) | 1935 (app) | Well House |
| 830 | New Houses | Cocks farm, Chalks Lane | Adams and Mortimer (B) | 1935 | Chalks Road, St Nicholas Road (called Jubilee Road on plan) |
| 838 | Addition to office (probably adding new first floor) | Braintree Road | British Oxygen Company (O); Richards and Son (B) | 1936 | |
| 851 | Two pairs of semi-detached houses | Cocks farm, Chalks Lane | Adams and Mortimer (B) | 1936 | Blanfred and Floreat, Chalks Road, 1 and 2 St Nicholas Road |
| 885 | Extension to factory | Silver End | Crittall Manufacturing Co (O) | 1936 | |
| 886 | Extension to factory, (and moving fence back?)
[Replaced by 904] |
Braintree Road | Crittall Manufacturing Co, Braintree, Technical Department (O) | 1936 | First floor Social Club |
| 904 | Final plans for improvement and extension at Witham (as 886?)
[Replacing 886] |
Braintree Road | Crittall Manufacturing Co, Braintree, Technical Department (one plan signed V J Crittall) (O) | 1936 | First floor Social Club |
| 1005 | Rebuilding public house | Morning Star, Bridge Street | 1938 | ||
| 1027 | Post Office, sorting office and garage | Newland Street | H M Office of Works, Dean Bradley House, Westminster, SW (O); W Sharpe Esq, Sanitary Engineer (A) | 1939 | |
| 1038 | Automatic Telephone Exchange
[‘The whole of the site [in front] to be cleared of fruit trees and turfed’ – now stands at side of newer exchange] |
Collingwood Road | H M Office of Works (O); G H Ledger, ARIBA, H M Office of Works (A) | 1939 | 19? Collingwood Road |
| 1137 | Conversion of barn to dwelling house | Moat farm | 1945 | ||
| 1170 | Bungalow | Highfields Road, behind Bankside, next to railway | Mr and Mrs Mortimer (O); A W Wright, Builder, 7 Braintree Road (B) | 1946 | |
| 1177 | Amended layout, housing estate | Moat Farm estate | (cancelled) | 1946 | |
| 1192 | Alterations to school | The Lawn | Miss B English (O) | 1946 | |
| 1197 | Extension of factory | Glove factory | W Pinkham and Sons (O); C H Harris, Architect and Surveyor, 27 Gloucester Place, W1 (A) | 1948? | s |
I really wanted to know when the houses in church Street were built from 150-200 church Street
Hello Suzanne
Thank you for your enquiry. I have some notes about the numbers of people on electoral registers at different times.
This shows that the number of even numbered Council houses in Church Street were as follows:
1923 – 0
1930 – 0
1939 – 37
1946 – 82
1951 – 84
This suggests that they were built between about 1938 and the early 1940s. Though there would have been problems with building work actually during WW2 (1939-1945) because of shortage of materials.
I hope that tells you what you want to know.
Janet Gyford
Could you give me any information on when the shop was built in Laurence Avenue (now McColls)
Hello Louise, sorry I don’t know exactly. I’ve always thought that the Howbridge Estate was built in the 1950s, or most of it, anyway. So it seems probable that the shop/P.O. came at around that time too. Is that near enouh for what you want?
If not, you could ask Braintree District Council Planning Department about their historic records of planning consents. Permission in those days would have been given by Witham Urban District Council, but Witham U.D.C. were taken into Braintree District Council in 1974, and Braintree D.C. have the records now.
I hope you find oout the anser to what you want to know.