Description

GREAT BOOKHAM HIGH STREET
TQ 1354 NE (east side)
14/80

7.9.51 No.19 (Old Forge Cottage)

GV II

House, now 2 shops and office. C17, greatly altered. White-painted roughcast, but
with some timber framing exposed in left gable wall, red tile roof. Rectangular
single-depth 2-unit plan. Two low storeys and 2 bays; ground floor replaced by
shops; the 1st floor has 2 low 2-light casements under the eaves; chimney on
front slope of right-hand gable. The left gable wall has an inserted shop window
at ground floor and a large 4-light casement window breaking into the lower of
2 tiers of large framing: 3 rails and some studs of light scantling. The rear has
3 small 2-fight windows at 1st floor, including one horizontal sliding sash, but is
otherwise covered by modern additions. Interior: the 2nd bay has a large
chamfered spine beam and a small inglenook fireplace with a bressummer of re-
used oak; the original rear wall has a 2-light window with diamond-section iron
bars. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: TQ1354754535

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26279752

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Recommended Books

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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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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)