Gazetteer of Non-Designated Heritage Assets in Cressing Parish 1 Rainbow House, Polecat Lane, Cressing. Appears on the OS map for 1875. Included in the Conservation Appraisal as a Building of Townscape merit.
2 Map of Cressing Conservation Area showing Buildings of Townscape Merit. Produced as an appendix to the February 2009 Appraisal for Braintree District Council by Scott Wilson Pictures of buildings One to Ten are indicated on this map.
2 Ramblers Cottage Number 4 and Cherry Cottage Number 3 Church Road Cressing. Appears on the OS map for 1875. Included in the Conservation Appraisal as a Building of Townscape merit.
3 The Old Vicarage, The Street, Cressing. Appears on the OS map for 1875. Included in the Conservation Appraisal as a Building of Townscape merit.
4 The Old Barn Cressing Village. Appears on the OS map for 1875. Included in the Conservation Appraisal as a Building of Townscape merit. 5 Birds Barn, Polecat Road, Cressing. Appears on the OS map for 1875. Included in the Conservation Appraisal as a Building of Townscape merit.
6 Inglenook, The Street, Cressing. Appears on the OS map for 1875. Included in the Conservation Appraisal as a Building of Townscape merit.
7 Cressing Churchyard, Church Road, Cressing. Archaeological site as indicated on Conservation Appraisal map. 8 The Firs, The Street, Cressing. Appears on the OS map for 1875. Included in the Conservation Appraisal as a Building of Townscape merit.
9 Rose Cottage, The Street, Cressing. Appears on the OS map for 1875. Included in the Conservation Appraisal as a Building of Townscape merit.
10 Falcon House, The Street, Cressing. Appears on the OS map for 1875. Included in the Conservation Appraisal as a Building of Townscape merit. Currently in need of renovation.
11 Cressing Evangelical Church, The Street, Cressing First appears on OS map in 1922 as the Peculiar People Chapel. Subject to refurbishment over the last few years.
12 The Former Three Ashes Public House, Cressing Village. Appears on OSmap for 1875.Turned into house with extensive external alteration Circa 2011 13 Red Lion Cottages 2 and 3, Lanham Green Road, Cressing. Appears o OS map for 1875 Circa 1500 altered in early C18 ad C19. Timber framed roughcast rendered. Hand made plain red tiles. Formerly the three cottages (number 1 is grade 11 listed) were the Red Lion Public house.
14 Former Alms Houses, now Maplesfield and The Nook, Ashes Road, Cressing First appears on OS map 1922.
15 The Water Tower, Lanham Green. First indicated on maps in 1953 16 Stubbles Farm, Mill Lane, Cressing Parts of the building thought to date back to 1500 s with some surviving wattle and daub. Timber frame construction. Subjected to early 1800 s Georgianisation. Original site was called Stableswold and thought to have been part of the Knights Templar stables.
17 Deans Farmhouse Braintree Road Cressing. On OS map 1875 17 Deans Farmhouse, Braintree Road, Cressing appears on OS map 1875
18 Cressing Lodge, Long Green, Cressing First indicated on maps in 1875. A small pond immediately north west of the farm buildings and a Land Drain running North-west to South- east running immediately to the South of the farm buildings. Jacobs Environmental Assessment report for A120 20/11/16
20 Highfields, Mill Lane, Cressing. Appears on OS map 1875. Originally part of the Hawbush Farm estate. Timber framed construction with early 1800 s georginisation similar to Stubbles. 21 Cressing Primary School, Braintree Road, Cressing
Cressing Primary School was founded in July 1900. The Victorian Building was opened in 1902 but he interior was destroyed by fire in 1936. The current interior dates from 1937. The school hall and indoor toilets were built in 1959. Further class room and kitchen extensions have followed, the most recent being a new class room in 2017. Photo from Cressing Parish School Website.
22 The Old School House, Braintree Road, Cressing. Built at a similar time to the School in early 1900. 23 New Barn Farm and Barns, Witham Road, Cressing Appears On OS map 1875
This gazetteer should not be taken as a complete list of all the buildings and sites of merit within Cressing but a fair majority. Most photographs produced from Google Maps. Red Lion Cottage info from https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/search/?q=cressing OS maps https://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html#/map/578604/220122/12/101068 Produced as part of Cressing Neighbourhood Plan December 2018