Description

RICKINGHALL INFERIOR WATER LANE (EAST SIDE)
TM 07 SW
3/130 Crooked Cottage
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GV II
House. Late C15, floor and stack inserted early to mid C17, cased and altered
C20. Timber frame, Fletton brick casing, all plastered and whitewashed.
Thatched roof. Originally a 2 bay open hall with a lower storeyed bay. 1
storey and attic. 1 and 2-light C20 leaded casements, 2 raking dormers, ridge
stack with rebuilt cap inserted in upper bay to left. Left gable end 2-light
attic casement, right gable end entrance and C20 casements. Interior: traces
of a service doorway, original plain joists of small scantling with a trimmer
to rear in service/solar bay. Hall has arched braces to open truss springing
from below inserted floor with a stop chamfered axial binding beam and bar
stop chamfered joists, parlour chamfered axial binding beam and altered
walling. First floor frame is largely concealed. Open truss survives with a
square crown post with simply roll and hollow moulded cap and base, 4 way 2-
centred arched braces, thick smoke blackening on original rafters of small
scantling, hall lower end closed truss survives, end bays largely reroofed in
C17 and C20.

Listing NGR: TM0376874890

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26317907

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living