Description

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ST6618
11/175

MILBORNE PORT CP
NEWTOWN (North side)
Nos 49 to 53 (inclusive)

(No 49 known as Rosemont previously listed under that name)

24.3.61

GV
II

Block of four cottages, originally five. c1818. Local stone rubble, nos 49 and 50 rendered; thatched roof with hipped and half hipped ends; brick chimney stacks, of which the end group are set diagonally. Two storeys, one bay each house. No 49 has a projection on West gable and a lean-to porch in South West corner; earlier C20 casement windows. No 50 has two bays, of which the second projects; mid C20 casement windows; lean-to glazed and tiled porch in corner, Britannia fire insurance plaque on gable. No 51 incorporates no 52; casement windows; garage doors coupled with entrance door under concrete lintol. No 53 has a semi-octagonal plan projection with conical roof, and a one-storey extension on the East gable: leaded mid C20 casement windows, and late C20 panelled door in side recess.

Interiors not seen.

Newtown is a planned layout, of c1818, with, originally some 80 thatched cottages: it is said to have orginated as a vote-catching scheme. This bock, although altered, retains elements of the original character not seen elsewhere, and helps to illustrate the general concept.

Primarily included for group value.

Listing NGR: ST6684818899

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26307947

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)