Description

HELMINGHAM -
TM15NE
4/10006 Estate Cottages,
nos 7 and 8

GV II

Pair of estate cottages, c1840, perhaps to the designs of Anthony Salvin
who was active at Helmingham Hall (qv) in c1841. Brick in Flemish bond with
moulded brick stack to party wall. Pantile roofs with ornamental vergeboards
to facing gable and half dormer, and slightly swept eaves. Two storeys with
outshut to rear; left unit with slightly projecting facing gable, that to
right with half dormer; four-centred, arched entrance to outer ranges with
door of an original design. Picturesque style combining vernacular forms
with those of the 'cottage orne' tradition. Cottages 3-8, 15-20, the Estate
Yard, the Old Post Office near the cross roads to the north, and the Old
Forge form a group.

Listing NGR: TM1878456920

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26303787

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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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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  For the Record
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)