Description

SP5020, SP42SE KIRTLINGTON HEYFORD ROAD
(West side)

15/59, 4/59 The Cottage and Park View
Cottage

GV II

2 houses, probably originally one. Early C17, altered C18/C19, extended C20.
Limestone rubble with ashlar dressings; thatch and concrete plain-tile roofs
with rubble and blue-brick stacks. 3-unit and single-unit plans. 2 storeys.
Front has a segmental-arched entrance to a through alleyway, to left of which a
3-window section (The Cottage) has 2-light stone-mullioned windows to both
floors, most of which are probably renewed; to right of the alleyway, the
smaller section has a single window to each floor, both with chamfered surrounds
but no mullions, and has a doorway to extreme right. Roof of The Cottage is
thatched with flanking rubble stacks; roof of Park View Cottage is tiled with a
brick stack to left. C20 extension to rear of The Cottage. Interior: The Cottage
has a very wide fireplace bressumer, with ogee chamfer stops, over a reduced
open fireplace with old inglenooks in the blocking; part of first-floor
structure has a heavy spine beam and joists, all with ogee stops. Probably
formed from a 4-unit house with through passage, the smaller cottage being the
unheated service bay.

Listing NGR: SP5000320112

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26298665

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (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