Description

LITTLE GRANSDEN MAIN ROAD TL 25NE (East side) 1/115 no 60 (Chustnut House)

II

Cottage. Late C17. Timber framed, roughcast rendered and reed thatched roof. Ridge stack of two builds. Three bay baffle entry plan with end to road. One storey and attic. South front has one dormer. Two small C19 casements probably in original openings on either side of boarded door. On the north side is a bread oven with the thatch carried down over it. Interior: Parlour at west end to the road has a C19 hearth added possibly when the cottage was subdivided. An original newel staircase leads off the parlour. The kitchen has an inglenook hearth. The bread oven openings are now blocked. The narrower service bay retains its original partition between pantry and scullery. A later staircase has been inserted. Framing has both upward and downward wall bracing and stop chamfered main beams.

RCHM: West Cambs mon (7)

Listing NGR: TL2728055080

External Links

• Wikidata Q26421029

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide