Description

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SK 3874
6/51A

Old Whittington
HIGH STREET (North West Side)
Revolution House

(Formerly listed as Revolution House, HIGH STREET (North West Side) Whittington, previously listed as No 61)

13.3.68.

GV
II*
Probably C17. Formerly the Old Cock and Pynot Inn - this part only remains. Stone rubble. Thatched roof, stone coped gable ends with kneelers. One and a half storeys, one dormer. Two modern stone mullioned windows with leaded lights. Plaque on end wall bears the following inscription: "AD 1688. In a roan which formerly existed at the end of this cottage ... The Earl of Danby, the Early of Devonshire and Mr John Apey, eldest son of the Earl of Holderness met sometime in 1688 to concert measures which resulted in the Revolution of that year". Qualified for Grade II* for historical interest.

Listing NGR: SK3838774957

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Revolution House official website
• Wikidata Q17545349

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Recommended Books

• 
  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
• 
  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)