Description

BRAMPFORD SPEKE SX 99 NW 3/18 The Cottage 18.11.76 GV II House. C17 core, much enlarged and altered in C18 and early C19. Cob, rendered, under thatched, gabled-end roof. 2 blocks: an C18 or early C19 block facing east lies attached and parallel to an older block facing west. The latter has a large external lateral stack, and remains of a dismantled left-hand end stack. 1 3-light window at ground floor to left of door, two 3-light, and one 2-light above. The near front of 2 bays, with 2 mid-C19 canted bays with slated roofs at ground floor level, below two C20 3-light casement windows under eyebrow eaves, with scratch- moulded architraves, supported on small moulded brackets. 2 end stacks. The south-west angle of this block has a small timber blind arcade with Tuscan pilasters, which forms a frame to a back door. Seen from the Exe, The Cottage (formerly known as Tower Lodge) - with the parish church and associated walling, forms a highly attractive group.

Listing NGR: SX9277198261

External Links

• Wikidata Q26389866

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)