Description

SE 18 NW COVERHAM WITH AGGLETHORPE COVERHAM ABBEY

10/16 Garth Cottage 13/2/67 GV II*

Abbey guesthouse, now house. C16 and C19, perhaps around medieval core. Rubble, with ashlar dressings, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. East elevation: central studded board door in stone surround with straight-sided pointed arch, and ogee-section chamfer. Stepped hoodmould containing letters "IHC" and Latin inscription flanked by eagle and letter "A" with rosettes, leaves and pomegranates. To left, part-glazed door in chamfered doorcase. Three corbels formerly supporting lean-to roof of cloister. First-floor: mullion windows of 2, 1 and 2 lights. West elevation: ground floor: 9-light chamfered mullion and transom window with trefoiled semi- circular heads to lights in double-chamfered hoodmould; slightly projecting bay with 6-pane sash window below head of 3-light trefoil headed window under cavetto hoodmould. First floor: 5-light, 2-light and 4-light chamfered-mullion windows under ovolo hoodmoulds; that to right with labels. Stacks at left end and between bays 1 and 2. Interior: large window has ovolo section to opening overall; large ashlar fireplace, chamfered, with segmental arch and cyma recta section hoodmould. VCH i, p.216.

Listing NGR: SE1058886369

External Links

• Garth Cottage at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17537055

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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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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record