Description

MORCHARD BISHOP FORE STREET (north-east side)
SS 7607 - 7707
Morchard Bishop
11/157
- No. 12 (Saddlers)
26.8.65
GV
II

Cottage, formerly 2 cottages. C18 and early C19. Plastered cob on rubble footings;
rubble stack topped with C19 brick; thatched roof. Now a 2 room cottage facing
south-west set between Nos 11 and 13 Fore Street (q.v.). C18 1 room plan cottage
with rear diagonal corner stack is on right (south-eastern) side and early C19 1
room plan cottage added to left, its fireplace built into the back of C18 stack. 2
storeys. Irregular 2-window front of late C19 early C20 casements with glazing
bars. Those on ground floor have smaller glass panes than first floor windows.
Interior. Right room has plain chamfered cross beam and stone rubble diagonal
corner fireplace with a chamfered and runout stopped oak lintel and brick side oven.
Left room has square-sectioned crossbeam with C19 brick. Fireplace. Roof shows
former hipped end of right cottage. Cottage is one of a row of 13 cottages which
together form the longest continuous run of thatch-roofed buildings in Devon, and
probably the longest run in England.

Listing NGR: SS7687507696

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542534

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)