Description

SO 45 NW DILWYN CP SOLLERS DILWYN

4/41 Yew Tree Cottage

2.9.66

- II

House. Probably C14, extended C17, with some C18 alterations and mid-C20
restoration. Timber-frame with brick and rendered infill, partially clad
in brick. L-plan, C17 cross-wing extending to north, C14 cruck hall range
to east. Large external rubble stack with brick shaft on south gable of
cross-wing, also a rubble stack inserted in the centre of the hall.
South front of two storeys with gabled cross-wing to left, to right raised
in C18, but lower to extreme right. 1 + 2 windows, a 2-light and a 3-light
casement, with to right a 3-light window with diamond plan wooden mullions.
Ground floor has two 2-light casements flanking a 3-light casement under
a segmental head. Entrance in west front of cross-wing. Framing of cross-
wing is four square panels high with three struts to collar and V-struts
in apex of the south gable truss. Cruck truss visible in east gable. Interior
not inspected, but reported to contain a further cruck truss and a possible
remnant of a spere truss. (RCHM, 3, p 41, no 23).

Listing NGR: SO4268355788

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26358427

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)