Agricultural Building
GREAT PRESTONS FARMHOUSE
A historic agricultural structure reflecting rural heritage and traditional farming practices.
This agricultural building is legally protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. As a Grade II listed building, it is nationally important and of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve it. It has been protected for 51 years.
Heritage Expansion
Listed during an era when the criteria for protection expanded to include more vernacular and industrial heritage.
Building Type
Agricultural Building
Listed Since
19 June 1975
List Entry
1236597
Nearby Development Sites
Site at Crowsheath Farm Hawkswood Road Downham
7 homespermissionedLand Adjacent Woodside Dowsett Lane Ramsden Heath
1 homespermissionedSmithfield Hawkswood Road Downham Billericay
? homespermissionedOaklings Dowsett Lane Ramsden Heath Billericay
? homespermissionedDowsett Farm Dowsett Lane Ramsden Heath Chelmsford
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Nearby Listed Buildings
What is a Listed Building?
Listed buildings are structures of special architectural or historic interest, protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
- Grade I: Exceptional interest (2.5%)
- Grade II*: Particularly important (5.8%)
- Grade II: Special interest (91.7%)