Vine Farm House and Ropery House
Walking past these houses is a familiar thing to do. Almost everyone in Wivenhoe has done so. They share one attribute, the porticos on their fronts. These showed to passers-by that their occupants were educated people who understood that the porticos showed their social aspirations even if they were not strictly correct by classical standards. One cannot be certain but people with these tastes probably aspired to minor gentry status. Unfortunately, neither house found its way into James Bettley's revision of the Pevsner guide to Essex.
Vine Farm House
Ropery House
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