Description

SO 52 NE KINGS CAPLE

1861/3/10003 Castle Cottage

II

House and outbuilding. Circa late C17; extended circa early C19. Timber-framed with plastered wattle infilling, extended in local sandstone rubble. Steeply pitched asbestos tile roof with gabled ends. Stone rubble gable-end stack with red brick shaft. PLAN: Small 1-room plan house with gable-end stack on right. Outbuilding added on left, the ground floor open at rear; the loft above extends the attic accommodation of the house. EXTERIOR: 1 storey and attic. Timber box-framing on right with large square plastered panels and later casement; outbuilding on left with blind stone rubble front wall. At rear, the outbuilding to right is open with re-used timber-framing above, under eaves; later outshut on left in front of timber-framing, and central raking dormer. Later outshut on gable end around stack. INTERIOR: House has chamfered floor beams with hollow-step or cyma stops and broad joists. Plank doors. Attic fireplace with simple chimneypiece and C19 iron grate.

Listing NGR: SO5617128603

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26284849

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)