Description

KENTON
SX 98 SW

5/202 Lysons Cottage

II

House. Probably late C17 in origin, extended in the C18. Whitewashed plastered cob
and stone rubble; thatched roof, half-hipped at ends of main block, gabled at end of
wing. Left end stack to main block, axial stack to rear wing, end stack to wing.
Plan: L Plan. The main block single depth and 2 rooms wide with a central passage 2
room plan rear wing with the rear room probably late C17.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 2 window front with a central front door and C20
metal frame casement windows. The left return (adjacent to the road) has timber
casement windows with glazing bars. A section of thatch in the wall suggests that the
roof has been raised.
Interior: Rear wing only inspected. The end stack has a C17 fireplace with a step
stopped chamfered lintel and a roughly chamfered crossbeam.
An attractive traditional roadside cottage being repaired at time of survey (1987)

Listing NGR: SX9378482965

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26389938

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings