Description

HABROUGH IMMINGHAM ROAD TA 11 SE (south side)

4/2 Appletree Cottage

GV II

House. Probably C17, with later C17-Cl8 addition to right; C19 rear outshut, partial encasing and division into 2 dwellings; re-conversion to single dwelling in mid C20. Re-thatched in 1973. Timber framing with mud- and-stud infill, right addition in similar style and materials; brick to rear extension, brick stack and casing to lower sections of front and right return. Limewashed throughout. Thatch roof. Pantile roof to rear outshut. 2-room central lobby-entry plan with pantry to left end, small single-room extension to right, and 2-room rear outshut. Single storey with attic, 2 windows. C20 glazed door flanked by plate-glass sliding sashes in C18-C19 segmental-headed frames with hinged shutters. Padstones visible at left and right corners; brick encasing below window to left. Full raking dormer window to right with 12-pane sliding sash and ornate C20 sill. Hipped roof with lower eaves over right extension and ornate ridge capping. Axial stack. Right return has part-glazed door, small casement and 4-pane sliding sash. Left return has small single-light dormer with ornate sill. Rear of main section has small single-light and 2-light windows in original openings. Interior. Large central stark with pairs of small cupboards to left and right sides, and inserted C20 fireplaces; ladder to attic in adjoining cupboard facing lobby. Exposed joists and boxed-in spine beam to room on right, supported by timber post on pair of padstones in original mud-and-stud wall to right. Room to left (former kitchen), perhaps originally open to roof, has C19 moulded joists. Ladder to attic in present kitchen in right extension. Collared rafter roof. A well-preserved example of a mud-and-stud cottage, especially notable the survival of the moveable ladders and the original walling, coated with traditional putty lime and whitening. Photograph in National Monunents Record.

Listing NGR: TA1556414311

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability