Description

SHENINGTON WITH ALKERTON ALKERTON
SP 3642-3742
7/63
Brook Cottage
08/12/55
II
House. C17 possibly with earlier wing to rear built into bank. Squared, coursed
ironstone. Steeply pitched C20-tile roof. Renewed stone ridge stack and stone
end stack. 2-unit C17 part with rear part forming L-plan altogether. 2 storeys
plus attic and cellar. 2-window range. Entrance porch on left with rear part.
End gable on left has 4-light stone mullions to ground floor and first floor and
similar 3-light attic window. Hood moulds and label stops. Renewed metal
casesents. Main elevation has a 3-light stone mullioned window with hood mould
and label stops and a 3-light casement in wood frame with wood lintel. First
floor has two 3-light stone mullion windows with renewed metal casements, hood
moulds and label stops. C20 roof dormer. Rear part has single and 2-light
casements to ground floor and 3-light windows to first floor. Straight joint
between C17 part and rear part. Interior. Hood spiral staircase. Stop-chamfered
beams, fireplace with wood bressumer and stone jambs.
(VCH: 0xfordshire; Vol IX, p44)

Listing NGR: SP3768242604

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26298931

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)