Description

SP 68 SW NORTH KILWORTH GREEN LANE (south side)

5/32 Tudor Cottages (formerly 11/01/55 listed as Billet Cottages)

- II

Pair of cottages. Early C17, C19. Timber-framing with brick infill, now rendered. Thatched roof with 1 gable stack and 1 rear wall stack. North front: plinth, wooden cornice, 2 storeys, 14 panels of square-framing. Ground storey from left to right: a 3-light casement with glazing bars and opening central light, then a doorway, with plank door, followed by another similar window, then a small C20 window followed by another 3-light casement, another doorway with plank door and then a fixed light window with glazing bars. Above, from left to right: a 2-light casement with glazing bars, then another similar casement, followed by a smaller 2-light casement and then a 3-light casement. All openings have flat arches. All C19 doors and windows. Attached to right a single-storey, brick addition with thatched lean-to roof and tall stack. Interior is said to retain many original beams and joists.

Listing NGR: SP6157083438

External Links

• Wikidata Q26314676

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6