Description

HODNET C.P. ROOKERY LANE (East side) SJ 5829-5929 11/85 Bench-Mark Cottage -

- II

House, latterly divided. Mid-C17 with mid-C20 alterations. Timber framed with painted brick nogging. Northern gable end rebuilt in rendered brick. Slate and C20 machine tile roof. Framing: small square and rectangular panels, 3 from sole plate to former wall plate. Eaves raised by one-panel's height in the mid-C20. Baffle-entry plan of 2 framed bays. 2 storeys. Central brick ridge stack. 4-window front; C20 one-, 2- and 3-light wooden casements. One ground-floor C19 cast-iron lozenge-pattern window. Boarded door between first and second windows from left with C19 gabled timber framed porch. Right- hand gable end: jettied first floor with hewn brackets. Collar and tie-beam truss with queen struts. Interior: pairs of chamfered beams with ogee stops. Ground-floor chamfered wall plates. Large open fireplace with ogee-stopped chamfered wooden lintel. The house formerly extended one bay further to the north. The owner (May 1986) possesses a photograph of the house when it was 3 cottages, before the third bay was demolished and the eaves were raised.

Listing NGR: SJ5960029802

External Links

• Wikidata Q26648377

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