Description

WOOLSTONE The Mole House
SU 28 NE

5/187

GV II

Cottage, probably C17 origins, mid/late C18, and C20 extension. Rendered
rubblestone and shingle-clad and rendered timber frame with Straw-thatch roof.
Plain-tile outshut roof. Brick central ridge stack. Brick and stone plinth.
Originally 2-unit plan. 2-storey, 2-window range. Facing gable (shingle-clad)
has door and porch on end of outshut to left and small 1-light windows to right.
Right side has 2 old 2-light leaded casements over two 3-light casements, that
to right leaded, and both with Gothic-arched lights. Left side has outshut and
a 3-light and a 2-light eyebrow dormer. C20 2-storey extension and a lean-to
to rear. Interior: back-to-back brick open fireplaces with bressumers, one
retaining bread oven. Chamfered spine beams. Double purlin roof with principals
supported on central brick wall and stack. End gable trusses visible, one cut
through. Included for group value only.

Listing NGR: SU2936487836

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26300798

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)