Description

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SP 56 NW
7/134

WOLFHAMPCOTE
SAWBRIDGE
The Cottage and Red Roof Farm

GV
II*

Two houses, possibly originally one. C15 with C17-C19 and C20 alterations. Timber framed: studding and small panelling with lath and plaster infill. Front and ground floor right return side of left wing rebuilt in scored rendered coursed ironstone. Left return side and front of main range largely rebuilt in whitewashed brick. Right return side has corrugated iron cladding. Corrugated iron roof; brick ridge stacks. T-plan with cross wing on left. Former hall-house two storeys; four-window range.

Main range has central section with large posts, and some studding to first floor. Corner post on right. C19 plank door on right under brick segmental arch. Ground floor has two two-light C19 casements. First floor has C19 fixed light window. Small single light. Two-light casement on right. Glazing bars throughout. Cross wing has C20 cross window and leaded two-light casement above. Gable has small panelling. Irregular left return side has C20 half-glazed porch on right. Rear has exposed framing.

Interior: former hall range floored in C17 is of three bays and has open truss with arch braces from wall posts, linked by spurs to wall plate and meeting heavy cranked collar with central pendant boss. Other trusses have tie beams and arch-braced collars. Curved windbraces. Base framing of louvre remains. Timbers heavily smoke-blackened. Wall plate has applied moulded and embattled cornice. Cross-wing has closed queen-strut truss.

Listing NGR: SP5034565794

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17550789

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)