Description

OTTERTON THE GREEN, Otterton SY 0885 7/171 Nos. 3 and 5 (formerly listed as Nos. 7 and 8) 11.ll.52 GV II 2 cottages, originally one house. Late C18-early C19. Plastered cob on stone rubble footings; stone rubble or brick stacks topped with C19 and C20 brick; thatch roof, replaced with slate to rear. The original house has a 2-room plan facing north onto the Green. Central through- passage containing the stairs. End stacks shared with adjoining cottages, Nos.1 and 7. Kitchen outshot to rear of right room with stack backing onto main block. In the mid or late C19 the house was divided into 2. No.5 occupies the right room and kitchen outshot. No.3 occupies the passage, right room and rear outshot. 2 storeys. Symmetry of front is upset by different sized windows. Ground floor left is an early C19 curving bay window. It is fixed pane with glazing bars and 30 panes. The frame has flanking panelled pilasters and a plain entablature with a narrow dentil cornice. The sill has a wrought iron basket-like window-box. The rest are late C19-early C20 casements with glazing bars. Central doorway (to No.3) contains 4- fielded panel door with pedimented doorcase, the entablature of which is enriched with lozenge-shaped florettes. At the right end is the inserted doorway to No.5, a C19 6-panel door. Interior. No carpentry is exposed. Most of the joinery detail is C19. Roof not inspected. Nos. 3 and 5 The Green form part of a row of attractive contemporary cottages near the Church of St Michael (q.v.) and Otterton Mill (q.v.). The cottages are an unusual mixture of vernacular cob and thatch with polite detail to the doorways and some windows.

Listing NGR: SY0804285235

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