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Doubleday Gardens, BRAINTREE, CM7 9SW

This is the road junction where Convent Lane meets the B1053.

The Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, is situated next to the River Blackwater and was built as an extension to Bridge House, which was bought from the Courtauld Family. It was completed in May 1899.

On the banks of the River Blackwater. From Brenda Howard's contribution it would appear that this was a working mill - or, at least, used for industrial purposes - up until about 10 years ago. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/60598 It has in the meantime become a private residence.

Close to Bradford Bridge - across the river known downstream as the Blackwater and upstream as the Pant. The property (known as Mill House?) was to let at the time of the photograph. Just visible over the cornice is the white weather-boarded gable of the big mill next door. What isn't apparent in this view is that - behind the high cornice - the house is gambrel-roofed. The Georgian façade must have been added to an older house, which could well be timber-framed. The gable-end of the building can be seen in: Image

A grade II listed building, 18th century.

An 18th century grade II*(star) listed building on the River Blackwater.

The cream-painted building (right of centre) is the subject of Image In that picture, the street-front looks Georgian (and quite urban) but it's clear from the end elevation that the corniced façade was added to an earlier gambrel-roofed building. There also appears to be a timber-framed range (with jettied first-floor) - running back at right-angles to the road. I'm in a bit of a quandary as to the street name. The OS calls this stretch Convent Hill, but it also seems to be known locally as Bradford Street. The bridge crosses the River Blackwater, or Pant, as it is known in its upper reaches - information gleaned from Brenda Howard's contributions: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/60598 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/60611

Most recently used for making pellets and cubes for animal feed but no longer water powered. It is at this point that the road changes from Bradford Street, to Broad Road, and the river changes its name from Blackwater to Pant.

At low level, the river Blackwater trickles into this mill pond, but flooding here is not unknown. The photo is taken from the River Blackwater's highest Bridge in Bradford Street.