Description

NEWTOWN LINFORD MAIN STREET SK 50 NW (South West Side) 5/54 No. 32 (Gable Cottage) 1.6.66 GV II Cottage of C16/early C17. Square panelled timber framing, herringbone and other red brick nogging, part granite & slate rubble stone plinth and walling, and Swithland slate roof with rebuilt ridge and end stacks. Two storeys to left, gable facing, 1 storey centre and 1½ right, gable facing. Left gable 4 x 4 panels with 2 2-light casements 1st floor and casements left end. Return of 3 panels with 5-light and 2-light casement above. Diagonal 2-light casment in corner. Centre of 5 panels and door, with 1-light and 3-light casements and dormer above. 3 panel right gable with 3-light casement in attic. Doors and casements to rear with part stone walling and part of cruck frame visible. Inside chamfered beams and massive rafters. An exceptionally picturesque, well preserved, and unrestored example of the local architecture of the time.

Listing NGR: SK5191509909

External Links

• Wikidata Q26336992

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)