Description

ST6618 MILBORNE PORT CP NEWTOWN (North side)

11/179 The Thatched Cottage

24.3.61

GV II

Cottage, formerly row of 3. Early C19, modifield. Local stone cut and squared, rendered at East end; thatched, with
half hipped gables; octagonal brick chimney stacks with mitred angles; 2 storeys, 4 bays. Casement windows with leaded
lights; to bay 1 a 4-light below and 3-lights above, both with segmental arched heads; to bay 2 a 1+2+1 light flat
roofed bay window below and 2-light casement with gauged brickwork flat arch above: C20 boarded door in recess spanned
by timber lintol to bay 3, above which is a 2 light window set into the rendering: 4-light casements to bay 4, the
lower with toplights. Thatched single-storey-with-attic extension on West gable; the attic window an early C19 leaded
casement. Interior not seen. Newtown is a planned layout, of c1818, with originally some 80 thatched cottages: it is
said to have originated as a vote-catching scheme.

Listing NGR: ST6695818944

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26307948

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)