Description

1.
5224 SHEEP STREET
(south side)

South Close Cottage and
walls linking with
Southayes Cottage
SP 1925 NW 2/62

II GV

2.
C16 or early C17 altered mid C19 and modernised. Picturesque rubble built cottage
set back from street and approached by an alleyway (ture) which passes below its
east end and continues to back walls. Two storeys. Cotswold stone roof, plain
chimneys.
Three small 2-light casements on first floor, 4 windows and 2 doors, irregular, on
ground floor (modern). Alley to right ceiled with old timbers.
Gabled L-plan extension to north extends as coach-house to Woolcomber (q.v.).
Interior: lobby entrance, massive chimney with stair attached; one timber framed
exposed partition. Roof with stout coupled rafters, one truss with curved collar;
2 levels of purlins.
The ture walls link this house with Southayes Cottage to north: rubble varying
between 6 and 9 ft.

Listing NGR: SP1910325631

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26381235

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)