Description

WORMLEIGHTON
SP4453
15/172 Nos.6 to 8 (consecutive), The
Ten Cottages

GV II

Corner block of 3 estate cottages. 1848. Probably designed by Edward Blore, for
Earl Spencer. Ironstone ashlar, with red brick to rear. Fish scale tile roofs,
with slate to rear, have coped gable parapets and kneelers; stone ridge and
external stacks; No.6 has C20 brick square shafts. L-plan, with No.6 in wing to
right return side. Tudor style. 2 storeys; 3-window range. Shallow projecting
gabled bays to left and right. Chamfered Tudor arch doorways to left and right
in straight heads with sunk spandrels and ribbed doors. Wood mullioned windows
with painted iron lattices, and transoms to ground floor, of 3 lights and 2
lights in centre; first floor windows of 2 lights. Bays and all ground floor
openings are chamfered and have hood moulds with alternating block surrounds.
Central gabled half-dormer. Gables have shields with Spencer crest and date.
No.6 is similar, with bay to right of door, and single-light windows to left.
Interiors not inspected.
(Buildings of England: Warwickshire, p,483).

Listing NGR: SP4490953662

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26275376

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)