Description

WHIXALL C.P. ABBEYGREEN
SJ 53 SW
6/200 Yew Tree Cottage
-
- II
Farmhouse, now house. Early C17, altered and extended late C20.
Timber framed with rendered infill; machine tile roof. Original
end baffle-entry plan of 3 framed bays extended by one bay to left
late C20. One storey and attic. Framing: square and rectangular
panels, 3 from cill to wall-plate, with short straight tension braces.
Late C20 fenestration; latticed casements in panels of framing, one
to left and 2 to right of C20 gabled porch with half-glazed door;
3 contemporary gabled eaves dormers directly above casements. Infilled
segmental-headed doorway to far left. One casement and one dormer
to C20 addition. Reddish brown stack behind ridge at junction between
C17 part and C20 addition and similar external end stack to right.
Interior: inspection not possible at time of resurvey (March 1986)
but noted as having timber frame substantially intact including to
cross-walls; chamfered ceiling beams. Prominent late C20 additions
to rear are not of special architectural interest.

Listing NGR: SJ5066733175

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26530455

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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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)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living