Description

GOODLEIGH GOODLEIGH
SS 53 SE
7/86 Willesleigh Cottage
25.2.65
GV II

House. Probably early C16 but may have earlier fabric. Roughcast rendered rubble
and cob. Thatch roof with lateral rubble stack to rear with projecting bread oven.
Brick stack at right end. Formerly open hall and through-passage plan, the upper
end possibly remodelled as a cartway with loft over. 1 1/2 storeys irregular 3-window
range of C20 2-light casement 2-panes each above 2 plank doors, that at upper end
inserted in former larger cart entrance. Two C20 2-light casements flank lower
doorway with blued square recess to its left. Chamfered and stopped beam to hall,
and spice cupboard dated 1758. One raised cruck truss with slightly cranked collar
and 2 tiers of trenched purlins the truss now closed with lath and plaster partition
but smoke-blackening extends to the loft timbers. The other truss over the lower
end is boxed in but appears to be C17, with no signs of smoke-blackening.

Listing NGR: SS5993334126

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26401511

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)