Description

KENN KENN
SX 98 NW

2/180 Thirlby Cottage

GV II

House. Circa mid C17 origins, with some C20 remodelling. Whitewashed rendered stone,
thatched roof, hipped at left end, gabled at right end ; right end stack, rear left
lateral stack.
Plan: Single depth 2 room plan with a central passage, the house extended at the left
end on the site of a former outbuilding as one room over a garage.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 4 window front with a gabled C20 porch to right of
centre into the cross passage with C17 timber chamfered doorframe. Small pane C19
timber casements (those to the extension re-used from an old cottage), C20 garage
door ground floor left.
Interior: The right-hand room has the remains of a chamfered doorframe from the
passage, a massive exposed chamfered crossbeam, exposed joists and a blocked
fireplace, probably concealing an early lintel and jambs. The left-hand room has an
exposed scroll-stopped crossbeam, an early fireplace may survive behind the present
arrangement. Winder stair at rear of passage is secondary, position of original
stair unclear.
Roof: Not inspected but may be of interest.

Listing NGR: SX9202085488

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26389927

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  For the Record